Painting -- American

The work of John S. Sargent, R.A.

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 [Artist]; Meynell, Alice, 1847-1922 [Author of introduction, etc.]· 2 chapters· 4,226 words

Even the critic of some twenty years ago, to whom the drama of life seemed “literary” and therefore not fit for painting, must confess to an interest in the subject of a picture when that picture is a portrait. The painter’s perception of the character of his sitter is an esse...

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1. Part 1

Even the critic of some twenty years ago, to whom the drama of life seemed “literary” and therefore not fit for painting, must confess to an interest in the subject of a picture...

2. Part 2

Mr. Sargent is eminent on the summit of one of these equal heights. He has indeed shown in modern times how high that height reaches—the height of the “power of hand” made manif...