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Eight American masters of watercolor : Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Maurice B. Prendergast, John Marin, Arthur G. Dove, Charles Demuth, Charles E. Burchfield, Andrew Wyeth
With few exceptions, this book illustrates John Singer's paintings in colour including several never published before. Each painting is documented with full provenance, exhibition history, and bibliography. The volume also reproduces Sargent's preliminary and related drawings and of comparative works by other artists.
Contents
Models, c. 1874-1880 -- Classical and religious subjects, c. 1874-1879 -- Landscape and architectural studies, c. 1875-1880 -- Brittany and the sea, c. 1874-1879 -- Naples and Capri, 1878 -- Paris, c. 1878-1882 -- Studies after the old masters, c. 1879-1880 -- Spain and El Jaleo, 1879-1882 -- Morocco, 1880 -- Venice, 1880-1882.
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Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
Pertains to a commemorative publication created in an attempt to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of American artist, John Singer Sargent. Considered one of the best portrait painters of his time, Sargent was immensely popular. The publication pays homage to John Sargent as both an individual, and as an artist. Readers are offered a small glimpse into the artistic creations, and life of John Singer Sargent.
Contents
Foreword (pg. 13)
Sargent and his Boston Friends and Patrons (pg. 17)