John Singer Sargent – Studies for “Gassed”

American artist John Singer Sargent rose to prominence as a portrait painter with dazzling technique who catered to society’s elite. In Studies for “Gassed”, however, Sargent turns his attention to the brutal realities of World War I with a stripped-down black and white charcoal study of young soldiers suffering from mustard gas. 

At a time when many of his contemporaries favored heroic or sanitized depictions of the front, Sargent stood out for the unflinching realism he relayed back to society through his work as an official war artist. This historical artwork continues to resonate today as a haunting reflection on youth, duty, fragility, and masculine identity. A perfect greyscale WWI art print for minimalist or historically inspired interiors.

Details:

• Artist: John Singer Sargent

• Year: (1918-1919)

• Size: 11”x14” frame with apx 2”x5” image cutout in custom matting

• Materials: 4-ply acid-free matboard with cream wood pulp fiber core; 120# Matte Cover Paper; Minimalist plastic frame with high quality glass front (an ideal blend for lightweight shipping and hanging with minimal glare!) 

• Museum reproduction sourced from the archives of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC

• Part of Clutterbutter’s core collection of hand-framed archival art prints