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Corfu: Lights and Shadows — John Singer Sargent, 1909

“Corfu: Lights and Shadows” was drawn by John Singer Sargent in 1909 at Corfu, Greece. It is a watercolour work shown on SketchMap Atlas at the place where it was made.

Corfu: Lights and Shadows by John Singer Sargent, 1909, drawn at Corfu, Greece
Corfu: Lights and Shadows · 1909 · 📍 Corfu, Greece

A white chapel in dappled sunlight: Corfu in Sargent’s watercolour.

ArtistJohn Singer Sargent
Year1909
PlaceCorfu, Greece
Techniquewatercolour
LicencePublic domain
SourceWikimedia Commons
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A white chapel in dappled sunlight: Corfu in Sargent’s watercolour. It is a watercolour work by John Singer Sargent, 1909.

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