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Hidden Composition Discovered Beneath John Singer Sargent's 'Egyptian Indigo Dyers' During Restoration

Vittoria Benzine

8d ago· 4 min readenNews

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During the restoration of John Singer Sargent's painting 'Egyptian Indigo Dyers' (1891) at The Hague's Mesdag Collection, conservators discovered a previously hidden composition beneath the visible surface. The painting, the only Sargent work in a Dutch public collection, was created after the artist's travels through West Asia and North Africa during the decline of the British Empire. The discovery provides new insights into Sargent's artistic process and working methods.

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Examinations conducted during the procedure revealed a previously unknown composition beneath the painting, which is the only Sargent work in a Dutch public collection.

The discovery offers new insight into Sargent's working process.

Sargent painted this scene after traveling through West Asian and North Africa between 1890 and 1891, at the decline of the British Empire's power.

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The recent restoration of 'Egyptian Indigo Dyers' (1891) by John Singer Sargent elucidated unexpected insights into the painter's process.

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