Sargent : portraits of artists and friends

Book 2016

Many of the sitters in this collection were John Singer Sargent's close friends. They are posed informally, sometimes in the act of painting or singing, and it is evident from the bold way they confront us that they are personalities of a creative stamp. Brilliant as these pictures are as works of art and penetrating studies of character, they are also records of relationships, allegiances, influences and aspirations. This volume aims to explore...

Item Details & Discovery

Explore Topics & Themes:

Artists Portraits Exhibitions

Portrait painting, American 19th century Exhibitions

Portrait painting, American 20th century Exhibitions

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 Exhibitions

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 Friends and associates Portraits Exhibitions

More in this Genre:

Exhibition catalogs Portraits

View technical details & catalog information

ISBN:

9780847845279
0847845273

Description:

256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 32 cm

Notes:

Originally published in Great Britain in 2015 by National Portrait Gallery Publications, London
Published to accompany the exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery, London, February 12-May 25, 2015, and at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 29-October 4, 2015
Includes bibliographical references (page 249) and index

Contents:

Sargent and the arts / Richard Ormond
Catalogue. Sargent in Paris, 1874-85 : the omnivore's delight / Marc Simpson
Paris, 1874-85
Sargent in Broadway, 1885-9 / Elaine Kilmurray
Broadway, 1885-9
Sargent in London, 1889-1913 / Barbara Dayer Gallati
London, 1889-1913
Sargent in Boston and New York, 1888-1912 : Venn diagrams / Erica E. Hirshler
Boston and New York, 1888-1912
Sargent in Europe, 1899-1914 / Trevor Fairbrother
Europe, 1899-1914
Selected international political, economic, social and cultural events, 1856-1925 / H. Barbara Weinberg

Control Number:

1928980

Other Authors:

Fairbrother, Trevor J., author
Gallati, Barbara Dayer, author
Hirshler, Erica E., author
Kilmurray, Elaine, author
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain), host institution
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925. Paintings. Selections
Simpson, Marc, author
Weinberg, H. Barbara (Helene Barbara), 1942- author

View in Classic Catalog