Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver  1879

by John Singer Sargent

Free rehearsals of the classical concerts conducted by Jules-Étienne Pasdeloup were a popular event in late-19th-century Paris. John Singer Sargent attended the performances, drawing inspiration from the “odd picturesqueness”—as a fellow artist put it—of the steep view from the upper seats. This composition shows Sargent’s perceptive use of Impressionist techniques to depi...
Size: 
93 × 73 cm (36 5/8 × 28 3/4 in.)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago