Portrait of Lady Helen Vincent, Viscountess d'Abernon

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John Singer Sargent

1856-1925

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was an American artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation." Born in Florence, Italy to American parents, Sargent studied painting in Italy and France before gaining renown for his portraits of the wealthy and aristocratic. His works are characterized by remarkable technical ability, a modern sensibility, and a deft command of light and color.

Sargent's most famous portraits include Madame X, Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, and his self-portrait. He also created large-scale murals, including a series depicting the history of religion for the Boston Public Library. Sargent was an acclaimed watercolorist and landscape painter as well. Despite controversy early in his career, he became one of the most celebrated and successful portrait artists of his era, elected to the Royal Academy at age 34.

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Other Paintings by John Singer Sargent

Cashmere
Subject: Women and Ladies
Rosina, Capri
Subject: Women and Ladies
Campo Behind the Scuola di San Rocco
Subject: Gates, Doors and Arches
Side Canal, Venice
Subject: Canals
Portrait of Sally Fairchild
Subject: Women and Ladies
Venetian Loggia
Subject: Balconies, Terraces and Porches
Sketch of Santa Sophia
Subject: Interiors
In the Generalife, Granada
Subject: Women and Ladies
Figure in Costume
Subject: Boys
The Brook
Subject: Streams and Creeks
Mrs. William Henry Vanderbilt
Subject: Women and Ladies