Spanish Courtyard

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  • 115302
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  • Landscape/Horizontal
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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

The Breakfast Table
Subject: Cafe / Dining
Mrs. Ernest Hills
Subject: Women and Ladies
Two People in a Boat
Subject: Men and Women
The Rococo Mirror
Subject: Accessories
Dorothy Barnard
Subject: Women and Ladies
Torrent in the Val d'Aosta
Subject: Streams and Creeks
Cafe on the Riva degli Schiavoni
Subject: Cafe / Dining
Mrs. Charles Thursby Alice Brisbane
Subject: Women and Ladies
A Backwater at Calcot Near Reading
Subject: Rivers, Creeks, and Canals