Tag: Sargent

Mountain Scene (1908)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Mountain Scene 1908 Watercolor and gouache over graphite, 25.4 x 35.6 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Sargent mastered the medium of watercolor as an adolescent, rapidly perfecting and gradually simplifying his virtuoso technique. He produced watercolors…

Coventry Patmore

(1823–1896) Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore Works: • Principle in Art, Etc. (English) • The Angel in the House (English) • The Unknown Eros (English) • The Victories of Love, and Other Poems (English) Patmore in Art: Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Sketch…

Wineglasses (1875)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Wineglasses probably 1875 Oil on canvas, 45 × 37.5 cm National Gallery, London This small painting of a shaded arbour could be set in a cafe or restaurant, but it may be a private garden. Dappled sunlight…

The Favorite Horse (c.1908)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) The Favorite Horse c.1908 Transparent and opaque watercolor over traces of graphite on wove paper, 24.76 x 34.61 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford

Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland (1904)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland 1904 Oil on canvas, 254 x 146 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid John Singer Sargent lived in Paris until 1886. He studied with the painter Carolus Duran and made friends with a…

Millicent Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland

(1867–1955) Millicent Fanny Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland née Lady Millicent Fanny St. Clair-Erskine Millicent in Art: Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland 1904 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid   Born October 20 1867 Dysart House (Scotland) Died August 20…

Mosquito Nets (1908)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Mosquito Nets 1908 Oil on canvas, 57.2 × 71.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Mosquito Nets is a beautiful example of Sargent’s ability to translate a momentary impression into a masterful composition. The picture represents the…