John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal by Ormond, Richard

John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781911282488)

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Format: Hardcover
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John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal by Ormond, Richard

John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal

$39.95
John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal by Ormond, Richard

John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal

$39.95
Format: Hardcover
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John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was one of the greatest portrait artists of his time. While he is best known for his powerful paintings, he largely ceased painting portraits in 1907 and turned instead to charcoal drawings to satisfy portrait commissions. These drawn portraits represent a substantial, yet often overlooked, part of his practice, and they demonstrate the same sense of immediacy, psychological sensitivity, and mastery of chiaroscuro that animate Sargent's sitters on canvas. This volume presents over sixty superb portrait drawings, showcasing sitters famous for their roles in politics, society, and the arts. It also explores the friendships and the networks of patronage that underpinned Sargent's practice as a portrait draftsman in Edwardian Britain and Progressive Era America.

Author: Richard Ormond
ISBN-10: 1911282484
ISBN-13: 9781911282488
Publisher: Giles
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2019
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.90lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.80w x 0.80d
By Richard Ormond
By Richard Ormond
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Richard Ormond is an outstanding Sargent scholar, as well as well as being the the artist's grand-nephew. He was previously director of the National Maritime Museum. He has worked on numerous publications, including, with Elaine Kilmurray, the nine volume Sargent catalogue raisonné, and has co-curated exhibitions on Sargent's work in London, Washington D.C., Boston, Ferrara and Los Angeles.

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