John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent was born on January 12, 1856 in a town called Florence that was located in Italy. He was the eldest surviving child of both his parents. When he was young he spent most of his time traveling with his family in Italy, Spain and other places. His Father, Fitzwilliam Sargent was a retired doctor and his mother, Mary Sargent who was a watercolorist artist. Due to the death of one of her children the family removed themselves from their daily native life, to help Mary recover her health from the following incident that had occurred. The family didn’t have much, they lived off a reserve funds, living silently with their beloved children. The family did avoided society but not their friends that was artists. His father thought…

John Singer Sargent was born in 1856 in Florence, Italy even though his parents were native to North America. He was provided with little schooling other than geography, math and reading, but learned to speak Italian, French, and German. His mother was an amateur artist and encouraged him to paint with her and after seeing the skill and ability he had his parents enrolled him in his first-documented formal art training at the Academia di Belle Arti in Florence. In spring of 1874 his father…

I chose to continue my research on John Singer Sargent for my final paper because of his strong interest in the female image. I wanted to know why Sargent chose women as his main subjects. His works include women of high social class, children of the wealthy and political figures. He also did painting of women in lower classes that he came in contact with in Venice, Capri, Spain and Africa. In this essay I will be discussing his works, the history of the paintings and the meaning behind the…

Gassed is a painting by John Singer Sargent, an American artist. Sargent was among several artists who were commissioned by the British War Memorial Committee of the British Ministry of Information. These painters were commissioned to create a large painting for the Hall of Remembrance, Sargent himself was asked to create a piece depicting Anglo-America co-operation. Sargent therefore traveled to the Western Front to gain inspiration for an epic piece which depicted many people; however, he…

the renowned portraitist John Singer Sargent. Both in its composition and artistic elements, it is, truly, an exceedingly good example of a work of art by its artist, for it depicts many of the stylistic characteristics that Sargent used so frequently that these elements became a part of his distinctive style. This double portrait portrays, as noted in the title, a husband and wife. Interestingly, both husband and wife are shown wearing rather casual attire, as opposed to the significantly…

As “one of the foremost female patrons of the arts,” she sponsored leading local artists like John Singer Sargent (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, n.d., “About”). Singer Sargent was a “brilliant painter of society portraits,” as well as a painter in an originally American style (Promey, 2001, p. 4). By supporting Singer Sargent, Gardner helped him craft a style of art the neighborhood and the United States can claim. An interview with the Museum’s Studio Projects Coordinator, Brian, disclosed…

composition intrigued me a hundred times more in real life then it did in my book. I wanted to know the story, who are the girls, where are they and why is there no certainty in the painting? Are the girls in an insane asylum, a museum, a house? The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, captivated me, it is like no other piece of art that I have even written about, I wanted to challenge my artistic ability and try something different. Throughout this paper I will be analyzing the story, the girls and…

then returned to New York in 1858 (Fenway Court). Returning to New York would change her life, leading to an engaging, exuberant life that would include traveling, entertaining, and adventure which would result in a passion for collecting and sharing fine art. Not to mention, Stewart was invited to Boston by a former classmate, Julia Gardner. It was here she would first meet Julia’s brother, John Lowell “Jack” Gardner. He was the son of Boston’s most eligible bachelors (Isabella Stewart Gardner…

Even though Sargent was an accomplished artist of many genres, it was in portraiture that he achieved the greatest popularity and, subsequently, commissions in this genre were predominantly what he received. His talents as an artist of great versatility became, for the most part, marginalized, as he became known as not an artist, but a portraitist. Even today, he is celebrated for his magnificent portraits, and it is easy to understand his popularity in portrait painting after viewing even just…

This painting by John Singer Sargent at least has the ladies moving around Apollo. My Nine Sources of Inspiration Books, I read a lot. Have shelves of books, a well-worn library card, and the Kindle App on everything I own. These days I download more than I take off the shelf, finding it easier to keep things in focus on my tablet. I intend to read far more than I do. Start way too many books these days that I don't finish. Feel incredibly guilty, but there is so much information out there to…