15 Replies to “A few more from John Singer Sargent”

1. ~ He recognized beauty as beauty at an early age; indeed, no one who knew him could believe he had ever been unaware of it. He said his first distinct memory was of a porphyry cobblestone in the gutter of the Via Tornabuoni in Florence of a colour so lovely that he thought of it continually, and begged his nurse to take him to see it on their daily walks.
   Excerpt from ‘The Sargent I Knew’ by (his second cousin) Mary Newbold Patterson Hale, originally published in The World Today, November 1927

2. Beautiful images!
   And I share a birthday with JSS! :-D

3. Sargent remains my #1 inspiration and beacon of what calls me to a canvas every day. Happy Birthday.

4. i cannot believe i was at the MFA watercolor exhibit yesterday! it was packed.

5. Look what I found, Charley!
   http://www.arte.rai.it/articoli/sargent-e-gli-impressionisti-del-nuovo-mondo/14216/default.aspx
   Nothing from my speaker boxes yet, boo hoo …

6. Some day, somewhere, we need a joint exhibit of Sargent and Sorolla.

7. …and Zorn — but then I think my brain would explode….

8. Nice. Thanks, Aelle.

9. He had such a quick eye.

   Thanks Charley,

   Bill

10. So beautiful.
    Never had the occasion of seeing those beautiful paintings with my half-colorblind eyes…

    thanks for sharing

11. The girls with the lanterns! A triumph!

12. Absolutely. Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose. In the Tate.
    High res on Wikimedia Commons.

13. Charley,

    I only happened to come across your blog the other day. Love it!!! An inspiration!

    Klaus

14. Thanks, Klaus. There’s a lot more to enjoy back through the archives.

15. every day a Sargent on my screen is the most delightful thing to start a working day with

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