John Singer Sargent

Impressionism, Post-Impressionism

Sargent Paintings 1856 - 1925 Painter, Guitarist, United States, American Impressionism

Almina, Daughter of Asher Wertheimer, 1908

Oil on canvas

Tate Britain

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OIL PAINTING: Almina, Daughter of Asher Wertheimer, 1908
Almina was the fifth daughter of the wealthy and well-known Bond Street dealer, Asher Wertheimer. The portrayal of European women as alluring 'oriental' was fashionable at the turn of the 20th century. Sargent painted Almina, Daughter of Asher Wertheimer, dressed in exotic costume with an ivory-white Persian dress, a turban entwined with pearls and holding a sarod, a musical instrument from northern India.