John Singer Sargent · 1885–86

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose

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Sargent's twilight masterpiece — two young girls in white dresses lighting Chinese paper lanterns in a Cotswold garden. Painted only at dusk over two summers, the most magical late-light painting in English art.

Up to 14 × 16 in · portrait

Size

Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.

Format & finish

Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.

Scale next to a 5'10" person

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Materials & quality

›Canvas & inks

Giclée-printed on archival cotton canvas with fade-resistant pigment inks, hand-stretched over wooden bars. Gallery-wrapped — ready to hang with no extra frame needed.

›Floater frame

Hand-finished solid wood floater frame in five finishes. The canvas sits inside with a clean shadow gap — the way galleries hang contemporary canvas.

›Posters

Premium archival paper — 200 gsm soft matte or 230 gsm vibrant glossy. Ships flat or rolled, ready for your own frame.

›Faithful to the source

Printed from the highest-resolution museum and archive scans available. Each painting's maximum size is capped at what its source scan can support at gallery quality.

About this painting

The story of Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose is an oil-on-canvas painting made by the American painter John Singer Sargent in 1885–86.

Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

About the artist

John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Belle Époque and Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice to the Tyrol, Corfu, Capri, Spain, the Middle East, Montana, Maine, and Florida.

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Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Frequently asked

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose— questions & answers

›What does Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose depict?

Two young girls in white dresses lighting Chinese paper lanterns among flowers in an English garden at twilight. Sargent painted it only during the few minutes of dusk light each evening, working over two summers in 1885–86.

›Where is Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose?

The original is held by Tate Britain in London, which acquired it shortly after it was exhibited.

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