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Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion
Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion is an 1812 oil painting by John Martin. It has been called "The most famous of the British romantic works...;" it was the first of Martin's characteristically dramatic, grand, grandiose large pictures, and anchored the development of the style for which Martin would become famous.
The painting shows a human figure climbing in a mountain landscape. The man struggles to surmount a rocky outcrop beside a pool and waterfall; more
in the Southampton Art Gallery. The full-size original was discovered in Sweden and acquired by the Saint Louis Art Museum in 1983.
Martin followed "Sadak" with "Adam's First Sight of Eve" (1813) and "Clytie" (1814), both shown at the Royal Academy.
By many, Martin's best work was "Sadak in the Search of the Waters of Oblivion"