John Singer Sargent : portraits in charcoal / Richard Ormond.
"John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was one of the greatest portrait artists of his time. While he is best known for his powerful paintings, he largely ceased painting portraits in 1907 and turned instead to charcoal drawings to satisfy commissions. These drawn portraits represent a substantial, yet of...
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New York, New York : Washington, District of Columbia : Lewes, England :
The Morgan Library & Museum ; National Portrait Gallery ; in association with D Giles Limited,
2019.
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Physical Description: | 192 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 x 25 cm |
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Portraits in charcoal |
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"John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was one of the greatest portrait artists of his time. While he is best known for his powerful paintings, he largely ceased painting portraits in 1907 and turned instead to charcoal drawings to satisfy commissions. These drawn portraits represent a substantial, yet often overlooked, part of his practice, and they demonstrate the same sense of immediacy, psychological sensitivity, and mastery of chiaroscuro that animate Sargent's sitters on canvas. This volume presents over sixty superb portrait drawings, featuring sitters famous for their roles in politics, society, and the arts. It also explores the friendships and the networks of patronage that underpinned Sargent's practice as a portrait draughtsman in Edwardian Britain and Progressive Era America. Published to accompany exhibitions at the Morgan Library & Museum and the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal provides the first comprehensive history of this remarkable artist's drawn portraits." --publisher's description, lower cover. |
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Note: | "Published to accompany an exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, October 4, 2019 to January 12, 2020, and at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC, February 28 to May 31, 2020." -- Title page verso |
Call Number: | NC139.S27 A4 2019 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781911282488 1911282484 |
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"John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal" : October 4, 2019-January 12, 2020, the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, New York, United States.
"John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal" : February 28-May 31, 2020, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. |
Place of Publication: | United States -- New York (State) -- New York. United States -- District of Columbia -- Washington. United Kingdom -- England -- Lewes. |