Sargent art

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…

‘Helen Dunham’ was created in 1892 by John Singer Sargent in Realism style. Find more prominent pieces of portrait at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.

Détail de « Léon Delafosse », par John Singer Sargent (ca. 1895/8). (Detail of “Léon Delafosse”, by John Singer Sargent (ca. 1895/8).)

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Artzoom on Instagram: “Portrait of Mrs. J.P. Morgan, Jr. (nee Jane Norton Grew, 1868-1925).”

Spanish Fountain by John Singer Sargent - Art Renewal Center