Camprodon, Spain (1892) by John Singer Sargent Gay Fashion John Singer Sargent’s Oranges at

John Singer Sargent’s Oranges at Corfu (c

The poem frames the scene as a kind of erotic awakening: Agnes arrives curious

As a queer Russian artist whose same-sex erotic themes troubled later art history

rural charm

The sitter is not named

Camprodon, Spain (1892) by John Singer Sargent Gay Fashion John Singer Sargent’s Oranges atJohn Singer Sargents Camprodn, Spain (c. 1892) swaps society glamour for a sun washed mountain street. This is a transparent and opaque watercolour on wove paper, showing tall cream buildings, red roofs, an archway and two tiny figures moving through the town. Made during Sargents wider Spanish travels, it feels like escape from the portrait studio.