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The fifth volume of the John Singer Sargent catalogue raisonné encompasses a remarkably productive span in the beloved American painter’s life. The young artist moved from Paris to London during this period and successfully ignited his career as a portraitist, and this time also marked his experimentation with Impressionist techniques. These pages contain the first detailed account of Sargent’s relationship with Claude Monet, including letters—most published for the first time here—from the artist to the great Impressionist. This exquisitely illustrated volume also covers the period when Sargent journeyed to Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Spain, North Africa, and Italy in search of inspiration for a mural cycle commissioned by the Boston Public Library. The works he painted as source material included here stand in stark contrast to the sensuous, painterly exercises of the early and mid-1880s, underlining his versatility and artistic reach.
As in the previous volumes in this series, the images in this book are reproduced in full color and documented in depth, with complete provenance, exhibition history, and bibliography, and are accompanied by relevant studies and related drawings.
About the Author
A great-nephew of John Singer Sargent, Richard Ormond is a Sargent scholar and an art historian. He is the author or coauthor of books on Sargent, Landseer, Winterhalter, and Lord Leighton, and he is former deputy director of the National Portrait Gallery, London, and director of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Elaine Kilmurray is research director of the Sargent catalogue raisonné. She lectures internationally and has contributed to numerous books, periodicals, and exhibition catalogues on the artist.
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très belles reproductions,
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This review is from: John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1883-1899: The Complete Paintings, Volume V (Hardcover)
très beau livre, avec de très belles reproductions et plusieurs de grand format.Livre que je recommande.On a un bon aperçu du peintre à une certaine période de sa vie et l'influence qu'iil a reçu des peintres impressionistes frrançais.
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exciting discoveries of lesser known Sargent paintings,
By Ivor E. Zetler - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1883-1899: The Complete Paintings, Volume V (Hardcover)
John Singer Sargent is primarily renowned for his protrait paintings. While these works-often featuring wealthy and self satisfied looking subjects-are worth investigating, I found many of the paintings featured in this volume more enjoyable to view. The works, painted between 1883-1899, frequently demonstrate the influence of the impressionist school. They are colorful, vibrant and easy on the eye. Although they have an individual voice, they are sometimes reminiscent of Monet's creations. Valuably, this volume documents the correspondence between Monet and Sargent.Additional to the impressionist style paintings, there are a number of oil and watercolors executed during Sargent's travels to places such as Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Scotland and Spain. There are also copies after artists like Titian, El Greco Tiepolo etc. This volume continues the high standards of documentation and research encountered in previous volumes of this series. The printing standard and quality of color reproduction are well above average. Warmly recommended. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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John Singer Sargent: Figures and landscapes, 1883-1899,
By George M. - Published on Amazon.com
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This is an excellent addition to my collection of artbooks especially John Singer Sargent. This book does provide more reading than expected and so more time needs to be spent reading rather than looking at reproductions of Sargent masterpieces. For the historian it is great, for the coffee table, it would be less desirable. Richard Ormond is without doubt, the leading expert on Sargent and so any books he does in the future will continue to be a must buy for me.
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Picture and Text: Both Outstanding!,
By D. Kane - Published on Amazon.com
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Initially, I purchased this book for the pictures. It offers a comprehensive compilation of his work during the time period specified. It also shows, pictorially, the influence, similarities and differences, between his work and the French Impressionists.What I did not expect - and have come to value - was the extensive text. Prepared by THE expert(s) on Sargent, it makes the book all that more valuable and useful. This is not just a pretty book for your coffee table. This is solid scholarship. |
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