John Singer Sargent

© Randall Hobbet - All rights reserved - 2014 Getty Center, Los Angeles: As if about to speak, Countess Clary Aldringen (1868-1930) invites the viewer to enter her space (actually Sargent's London studio, complete with stage props). The white stain gown--with wide sleeves emphasizing her lithe figure--is rendered with Sargent's bravura technique, painted at lightning speed at the height of his career. Commissioned by the sitter's husband, while he was counselor to the Austro-Hungarian…

maryvangils: “ John Singer Sargent ”

"\"The Wyndham Sisters: Lady Elcho, Mrs. Adeane, and Mrs. Tennant,\" by John Singer Sargent (1899) DIMENSIONS * 9\" x 12\" (Image: 7.5\" x 10.31\") * 12\" x 16\" (Image: 10\" x 13.75\") * 16\" x 20\" (Image: 12.38\" x 17\") * 20\" x 30\" (Image: 16\" x 22\") * 24\" x 36\" (Image: 19\" x 26\") Archival Inkjet on Fine Art Paper Smooth Surface - Matte Finish - Accent Borders ABOUT THE ARTWORK John Singer Sargent's portraits are loose, yet refined; painterly in their execution, while stunning in…

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Sargent made his portraits in charcoal—a medium that allowed completion in less than three hours rather than the weeks it took for his full-length oils

Curator Constance C. McPhee explores a collection of lithographs John Singer Sargent produced in 1895.

angrywhistler: “ John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) ”

Artist: John Singer Sargent | Painting: Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd White (Mrs. Henry White) | Original Medium: oil on canvas

Artist: John Singer Sargent | Drawing: Sir Neville Wilkinson on the Steps of the Palladian Bridge at Wilton House | Original Medium: watercolor over graphite on wove paper

Image is Copyrighted and Property of its respective owner About the ArtistJohn Singer Sargent, an American painter, was born in Italy but spent most of his adult life in London. His work crossed the boundaries between Impressionism and Naturalism. He frequently mingled with the Impressionists, but was viewed by them with much skepticism. They admired his technical abilities but dismissed his seriousness as an Impressionist. Monet was the only artist of the group who befriended Sargent…