Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends

Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends

WINNER of the W. E. Fischelis Award from the Victorian Society in America.

Accompanying a major exhibition, this is the first book devoted to the career of this renowned American painter through his brilliant portraits. John Singer Sargent (1856â€“1925) was one of the leading painters of his generation, whose captivating portraits are universally admired for their insight into character, radiance of light and color, and painterly fluency and immediacy. This unprecedented book showcases Sargentâ€™s cosmopolitan career in a new lightâ€”through his bold portraits of artists, writers, actors, and musicians, many of them his close friendsâ€”giving us a picture of the artist as an intellectual and connoisseur of the music, art, and literature of his day. Whether depicted in well-appointed interiors or en plein air, the cast of characters includes many famous subjects, among them Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, Gabriel FaurÃ©, Vaslav Nijinsky, W. B. Yeats, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Henry James. Structured thematically and according to the places Sargent worked and livedâ€”Paris, London, New York, Italy, and the Alpsâ€”this book unites informative essays by noted scholars with a wealth of imagery to offer fresh insights into Sargentâ€™s life and work.
Country USA
Brand Rizzoli
Manufacturer Skira Rizzoli
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2015-03-10
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780847845279

Country	USA
Brand	Rizzoli
Manufacturer	Skira Rizzoli
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2015-03-10
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780847845279