Fumée d’ambre gris (Ambergris Smoke) by John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). While many Orientalist pictures of women are “alluring” Sargent offers a woman who neither incites voyeurism nor displays vulnerability. She is powerful in her solitude.
Fumée d’ambre gris (Ambergris Smoke) by John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). While many Orientalist pictures of women are “alluring” Sargent offers a woman who neither incites voyeurism nor displays vulnerability. She is powerful in her solitude.