I think Singer Sargent is one of those painters that must be seen in real life to truly grasp his genius. His treatment of light, form and colour is just spectacular, it exists in this gorgeous space between the realism of Baroque/Rococo and earlier academic painting, and the looseness of Impressionism. A true master of modernism and yet totally timeless. Thank you for sharing this, I learnt so much more about his life that I didn't previously know.
Hidden surprises! What a wonderful piece to catch us slightly off guard. Especially taken with the fluidity of his charcoal, that swirl across the collar bone—completely engaging and yet accurate enough to feel solidity and life in the figure. Elegance in every stroke, the least we should expect when it comes to Sargent!
I think Singer Sargent is one of those painters that must be seen in real life to truly grasp his genius. His treatment of light, form and colour is just spectacular, it exists in this gorgeous space between the realism of Baroque/Rococo and earlier academic painting, and the looseness of Impressionism. A true master of modernism and yet totally timeless. Thank you for sharing this, I learnt so much more about his life that I didn't previously know.
Thank you so much for reading! I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊
Hidden surprises! What a wonderful piece to catch us slightly off guard. Especially taken with the fluidity of his charcoal, that swirl across the collar bone—completely engaging and yet accurate enough to feel solidity and life in the figure. Elegance in every stroke, the least we should expect when it comes to Sargent!
So why am I surprised.
I agree - in both the formal portraits and his charcoals, there's his sense of elegance in both. Thank you so much for reading!
Well written 💯✨
This was fabulous and so informative. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for reading!
What a great post. Thank you so much
Thank you!
Gassed is also a very large format oil painting hanging in London's Imperial War museum
Thank you for catching this! I mistook its location for the series he painted for Harvard. Correction made!
My pleasure, Nicole. He’s one of our favourite artists- doubt if he’d have approved of the very soapy ‘Gilded Age’ though ;)
I was lucky to see his exhibition at Tate Britain on a weekday basically alone with his painting, quite an experience to put southern English