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Jorge R. Pombo
Variation on Singer Sargent's 'The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit' (2)

2020

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Signed and dated verso: "Jorge R. Pombo / 20-4/1". Inscribed verso: "210 x 330 cms / oil on linen". Titled verso: "Variation on Singer Sargent's 'The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit' (2)". John Singer Sargent’s "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" is half portrait, half interior scene, depicting the four young daughters of Edward Darley Boit and Mary Louisa Cushing Boit. Upon its debut in 1882, critics praised the artist’s technical abilities but were perplexed by the unconventional approach to portraiture. The painting’s composition positions the figures on the threshold of a dark central void, obscuring the features of the two eldest girls. The ambiguous nature of the painting, both beautiful and mysterious, has continued to delight and confound audiences ever since. Sargent’s painting is the inspiration for Spanish artist Jorge R. Pombo’s latest series of paintings. Pombo’s striking Variations reinterpret the historical painting, obscuring figure and form through fluid abstraction. Pombo describes his process as one of both affirmation and erasure. Appropriating images from master artists like Tintoretto, Michelangelo, and, of course, Sargent, Pombo renders his chosen image on canvas and then pours solvent over the oils. This method produces a fluid, abstracted version of the original masterpiece.
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