John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
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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1920s American Impressionist John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil
2010s Realist John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
20th Century Modern John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Color Pencil, Cardboard
1950s Modern John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Pen, Watercolor
1960s Realist John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Watercolor
Early 20th Century Cubist John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache, Watercolor, Paper
2010s Impressionist John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1950s Impressionist John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Paper
Late 19th Century Barbizon School John Singer Sargent Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel