Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver

Year	1878
Medium	Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions	47.9 × 31.1 cm
Type	painting

Sargent's dynamic sketch-like watercolor captures a rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra in the Cirque d'Hiver, Paris. The loose, gestural figures, the architectural setting rendered in free pencil, and the sense of captured movement make it one of his most spontaneous and modern works.