John Singer Sargent Watercolors: Decoration and Composition

Curator Erica Hirshler describes Sargent's watercolor composition 'Gourds' as an example of the artist's concentration on decoration—filling space with shape and movement. Hirshler explains how architectural decoration was on the painter's mind as he labored for years on a major commission, the murals at the Boston Public Library.

John Singer Sargent Watercolors is on view through January 20, 2014. Learn more about the exhibition: http://bit.ly/14yjWzG.