Frequently asked questions
Which size should I choose?
This work is available in 30 × 40 cm. As a guide: 30 × 40 cm (about 12 × 16 in) for shelves, corners or gallery walls; 50 × 70 cm (about 20 × 28 in) above a dresser, a headboard or a desk; 70 × 100 cm (about 28 × 39 in) as the centrepiece of a living room or the wall above the sofa. Below the buy buttons you can see it to scale above a 2-metre sofa.
Does it come framed?
The print arrives unframed with a white border, ready to frame. If you choose a black or oak frame, it arrives mounted behind acrylic glazing, ready to hang. Canvases come stretched on a wooden frame.
When will it arrive?
Printed to order at the lab closest to your address. It arrives in 4–8 working days in Spain and the EU, and in 6–12 working days in the US, Mexico and other destinations.
What if it arrives damaged?
Email us a photo within 30 days of delivery and we will send you a new one free of charge or refund you.
Can I send it as a gift?
Yes. At checkout you can write a gift message and ship it to the recipient's name and address. The parcel shows no prices.
About the work
- Artist
- John Singer Sargent
- Date
- 1913
- Print up to
- 30 × 40 cm
- Reference
- XDV-2820
What the museum label doesn't tell you
Look at what she's really holding: not a proper rod, just a stick with a scrap of net tied on, the sort of toy children drag along the shore to catch shrimp. Except the one holding it isn't a child, she's a lady in a flowing white gown, hair pinned up, back turned to us as if the whole scene were a private joke between her and the sea. The ducks don't even flinch, paddling within arm's reach of the net. The real subject isn't fishing at all, it's the light breaking into blue and ochre across the waves, an excuse for the brush to dissolve. Genteel leisure playing at rustic work, or the other way round?
![The Balcony, Spain [and] Two Nude Bathers Standing on a Jetty, John Singer Sargent](/img/s/john-singer-sargent-el-balcon-espana-y-dos-banistas-desnudos-de-pie-en-un-muelle-1879.webp)