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John Singer Sargent's work in watercolor was unorthodox. He overturned traditional contemporary compositional standards and avoided the obviously picturesque, developing an audacious and sophisticated technique, an expression of his personal modern aesthetic. He ignored the celebrated panoramas of (...)

John Singer Sargent es considerado el mejor retratista de su época debido a su elegancia, su habilidad técnica para dibujar con el pincel y su talento para captar los detalles distintivos de sus modelos.De padres estadounidenses, Sargent nació en Florencia donde comenzó sus estudios artísticos. Más (...)

For the first time, explore John Singer Sargent's fascination with Spain as seen in stunning landscapes, architectural views, figure studies, and scenes of everyday lifeAmerican artist John Singer Sargent (1856 1925) experienced Spain, including the picturesque island of Majorca, as a source of (...)

The classic monograph on a much-loved artist?reissued in a spectacular oversize format Fascinating and lucid . . . a stunningly illustrated and illuminating life of a singular painter. ?Sue Roe, Wall Street JournalIn the early work of John Singer Sargent (1856 1925), Henry James saw the slightly (...)

El libro de no ficción del año.Bestseller internacional con más de diez millones de ejemplares vendidos. Número 1 en la lista de The New York Times. Recomendado por Barack Obama, Bill Gates y Mark Zuckerberg.De la mano de uno de los historiadores más interesantes de la actualidad,he aquí la (...)

Sargent and Fashion explores the dynamic relationship of painting and dress - from portraits and performance, gender expression and the New Woman, to the pull of tradition and the excitement of new ideas."The coat is the picture," John Singer Sargent exclaimed to his fellow artist Graham Robertson (...)