John Singer Sargent

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This collection features Venice Painting , based on Sargent's atmospheric depiction of the Italian city, as a paint by numbers kit. It captures the shimmering water, soft light, and timeless charm of Venice on a canvas you can bring to life yourself.

This small John Singer Sargent paint by numbers collection holds his Venice: water, stone and boats in soft light, rated intermediate, plus the same scene as a beginner diamond painting. For other artists, browse every paint by numbers kit.

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John Singer Sargent (1856 to 1925) was one of the most celebrated American artists of his era, famous for his elegant society portraits and luminous watercolors. Renowned for capturing light, texture, and movement with seemingly effortless brushwork, he traveled widely and painted memorable scenes of Venice, the Alps, and beyond. His work remains a high point of late-19th-century painting.

This collection features Venice Painting, based on Sargent's atmospheric depiction of the Italian city, as a paint by numbers kit. It captures the shimmering water, soft light, and timeless charm of Venice on a canvas you can bring to life yourself.

It's rated Intermediate. Sargent's loose, painterly style means a fair amount of color and detail to capture the play of light on water and stone, so it suits painters with a little experience. A patient beginner can still enjoy it as a step up.

It's a relaxing, hands-on way to step inside the work of a master. Building Venice section by section gives you a real feel for how Sargent used light and color, and you finish with a piece of fine art to display. It's calming and quietly rewarding.

If you love the masters, browse our full famous paintings collection, or explore more European scenes in our cityscapes collection.

John Singer Sargent Paint by Numbers: Venice in Light

John Singer Sargent (1856 to 1925) was an American painter born in Florence to American parents, and the most sought-after portrait painter of his day. He worked in Paris and then London, and he returned to Venice again and again over his career, painting its canals, palaces and gondolas in quick, luminous brushwork. Our John Singer Sargent paint by numbers kit brings one of those Venetian views to your easel.

John Singer Sargent Paint by Numbers Kits in This Collection

Venice Painting

Water, stone and boats glowing in soft Venetian light. Rated intermediate, with plenty of color in the reflections and a warm, sunny palette that is a pleasure to paint.

Venice Painting diamond painting

The same scene as a diamond painting kit, with resin drills that make the water sparkle. Rated beginner.

Famous John Singer Sargent Paintings

Madame X (1884)

A daring portrait that caused a scandal at the Paris Salon and pushed him to move to London.

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose

Two girls lighting paper lanterns at dusk, painted outdoors over two summers.

El Jaleo (1882)

A flamenco dancer lit from below, a dramatic scene from his travels in Spain.

Gassed (1919)

A huge canvas of wounded soldiers, painted as an official war artist.

Sargent in Venice

Palazzo Barbaro

On his many visits he often stayed at this palace on the Grand Canal, the home of his friends the Curtis family.

From a gondola

Later in life he painted many quick watercolors of canals and bridges, often working from a boat.

Light first

Sargent cared more about light on water and stone than about architectural detail, which gives his Venice its glow. He often chose quiet side canals over the famous views.

Tips Before You Paint Sargent's Venice by Numbers

Painting his Venice

Sargent painted fast, with loose strokes. On the canvas his reflections become many small sections in close shades. Start with the sky, then the buildings, and finish with the water.

Intermediate kits

Frames and sizes

Choose a rolled canvas, a DIY frame, a pre-stretched canvas or a canvas board. Sizes run from 16x20" (40x50 cm) up to 24x30" (60x75 cm) for a statement piece.

More Cities and Masters

A finished Venice scene makes a lovely reminder of a trip, or a promise of one. For more European streets and canals, browse cityscape paint by numbers, visit the Italian villages of Guido Borelli, explore famous paintings, or see all our paint by numbers kits.

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John Singer Sargent Paint by Numbers: Venice in Light