John Singer Sargent /

John Singer Sargent / by Carter Ratcliff.

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"The classic monograph on a much-loved artist - reissued in a spectacular oversize format. In the early work of John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Henry James saw "the slightly 'uncanny' spectacle of a talent which on the threshold of its career has nothing more to learn." Sar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ratcliff, Carter (Author)
Other Authors: Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Abbeville Press, [2023]
Edition:[New edition].
Subjects:
Sargent, John Singer, > 1856-1925 > Criticism and interpretation.
Sargent, John Singer, > 1856-1925.
Portrait painters > United States > 19th century.
Portrait painters > United States > 20th century.
Portrait painting, American.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • I. A nomadic sort of life
  • II. A student in Paris
  • III. Independence
  • IV. The scandalous Madame X
  • V. Starting over in England
  • VI. A critical success
  • VII. Patriarchs and pagans, the Boston murals
  • VIII. Master of the modern portrait
  • IX. "Sargentolatry" and a reluctant idol
  • X. The end of an era.

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