John Singer Sargent
Examines the life and career of nineteenth-century American artist John Singer Sargent, looking at his oil portraits, watercolors, and murals, and includes over three hundred illustrations in color and black-and-white.
| Main Author: | Ratcliff, Carter, |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Abbeville Press,
[1982]
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| Physical Description: |
256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 34 cm. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Examines the life and career of nineteenth-century American artist John Singer Sargent, looking at his oil portraits, watercolors, and murals, and includes over three hundred illustrations in color and black-and-white. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index. Prologue : point of view -- A nomadic sort of life -- A student in Paris -- Independence -- Scandalous Madame X -- Starting over in England -- A critical success -- Patriarchs and Pagans: the Boston murals -- Master of the modern portrait -- "Sargentolatry" and a reluctant idol -- End of an era -- Epilogue : the Sitwell portrait -- Appendix : selected writings on Sargent. Examines the life and career of nineteenth-century American artist John Singer Sargent, looking at his oil portraits, watercolors, and murals, and includes over three hundred illustrations in color and black-and-white. |
| Physical Description: |
256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 34 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index. |
| ISBN: |
089659307X 9780896593077 0896596737 9780896596733 0714822795 9780714822792 0896600149 9780896600140 |