John Singer Sargent Art
American, 1856-1925
The most sought-after society portraitist of his time — as well as a highly accomplished painter of landscapes and genre scenes — John Singer Sargent was born in Florence, Italy, to well-to-do American parents. The French-trained Sargent depicted his sitters with a bravura brushstroke and a degree of originality that were highly progressive at the time. As a result, he enjoyed critical notice and important patronage, but also weathered some controversy.
Though Sargent spent most of his life abroad, his American ties brought him numerous portrait commissions as well as important commissions for the mural programs at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and the Boston Public Library.
Sargent's works, whether in oil, watercolor, or charcoal, are marked with naturalness and a distinct sense of immediacy due to his remarkable technical facility as an artist. Whether monumental portraits or casual outdoor scenes, his works possess a freshness and fluidity seldom matched in any era.
Sargent spent much of his free time painting and sketching outdoors, and his landscapes, architectural, and subject pictures — influenced by his friendship with Claude Monet and frequently executed in watercolor — depict the various locations he visited, including Italy, rural England, Giverny, the Mediterranean, northern Africa, and the Alps. The artist devoted a large portion of his late career to his mural projects, and also served as a war artist during World War I.
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Garland Studies I
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New York, NY
Image dimensions: 7 ¼ x 10 ½ inches
Framed dimensions: 16 ½ x 20 inches
To produce his murals, Sargent painted monumental canvases in his studios in London and Boston, adhering them...
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1920s American Impressionist John Singer Sargent Art
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Studies for Medusa
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New York, NY
Image size: 16 x 20 ½ inches
This is a study for the body of Medusa in Perseus on Pegasus Slaying Medusa, 1922-25, the mural panel installed on the ceiling side aisle of the Hunting...
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Figure Study For 'Science'
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New York, NY
Image dimensions: 24 ½ x 18 ¾ inches
Framed dimensions: 34 x 28 inches
This charcoal drawing is a preliminary study for the figure of Science, the subject that comprises the far ri...
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1920s American Impressionist John Singer Sargent Art
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Study for Apollo and the Muses
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New York, NY
Image dimensions: 24 x 18 inches
Framed dimensions: 34 x 28 inches
This is a figure and head study for the extreme right figure depicted in Apollo and the Muses, one of the magnific...
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1920s American Impressionist John Singer Sargent Art
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Charcoal, Paper
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