John Singer Sargent

Often derided as staidly traditional, John Singer Sargent in fact provided a glimpse of the modern world. Ahead of a major new exhibition, Sarah Churchwell surveys the sensational portraits that caught the imagination of painters and authors alike

I found this great image online. you could just sense the paints thickness, he preached to let the paint retain the tracks of the brush. i have a little suspicion that as much as he squinted he would also blurred his vision with eyes wide open in order to eliminate the number of planes and detail, in order to see color mass and color variations. This is why i think he was among the greatest to capture flesh tones because he then was more able to see color by itself instead of color as the…

(detail) Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, 1892. Oil on canvas (1856-1925) Scottish National Gallery

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John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 Verenigde Staten

Famous gouache painting by John Singer Sargent - 'Bedouins' - 1905-1906. Find out more about gouache and how you can use it within your art with this complete guide. #art #painting #gouachepainting #fineart

Artist: John Singer Sargent | Year (completed): 1907 | Period: Impressionism Chess was a game that Sargent enjoyed playing a lot and took with him when he went on painting trips. In the summer of 1907, Sargent visited Purtud, a small town in the Val d'Aosta on the Swiss-Italian border, and painted his nieces and friends there. Like how he frequently chose the attire for the women in his formal commissioned portraits, he often packed up exotic shawls and clothing to have his friends and…

john singer sargent - rosina, 1878, oil on canvas