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John Singer Sargent Style and Technique

Full Name:
John Singer Sargent
Short Name:
Sargent
Date of Birth:
12 Jan 1856
Date of Death:
14 Apr 1925
Focus:
Paintings
Mediums:
Oil, Watercolor
Subjects:
Figure, Landscapes, Scenery
Art Movement:
Realism
Hometown:
Florence, Italy

John Singer Sargents' portraits were far from idealistic and this placed him in the realist camp.

Realism was a movement devoted to reflecting what the artist saw rather than a romanticized truth, the everyday as opposed to the historical.

Title, John Singer Sargent: A Biography ; Author, Charles Merrill Mount ; Edition, 3, reprint ; Publisher, Norton., ; Original from, the University of Michigan.

John Singer Sargent was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian-era luxury.

A bold new biography of the legendary painter John Singer Sargent, stressing the unruly emotions and furtive desires that drove his innovative work.

This comprehensive biography explores the enigmas of Sargent's sexuality and ambiguities of bohemian identity during his lifetime.

John Singer Sargent was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian-era.

It is true that Sargent is mostly known for painting the rich and famous, but he did so primarily to make a living. He also painted the common man - and even the destitute—with the same skill and vigor afforded to presidents and kings.

Style as Technique:
Realism is not a technique so much as a philosophy.

In some ways, Sargent can be considered a generalist, for he mastered and fused various different styles: classical portraits, impressionism,