Autumn Leaves (1913) by John Singer Sargent Lesbian_Flag_Art often painted women not as

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Autumn Leaves (1913) by John Singer Sargent Lesbian_Flag_Art often painted women not asJohn Singer Sargents Autumn Leaves (1913) turns shade into a little theatre of stillness. The National Gallery of Victoria, Australia, records it as oil on canvas, typical of Sargents alpine studies of women in contemporary dress resting beneath trees. After stepping back from society portraiture, Sargent chased landscapes, travel and looser forms of looking. Three women sit beneath turning leaves, half hidden by green shadow: private, seasonal and