Search results for: “sargent”
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Eye Candy for Today: Sargent watercolor from Villa di Marlia
Villa di Marlia, Lucca – A Fountain, John SInger Sargen, watercolor and gouache, 16 x 21 in. (40 x 53 cm). Link is to a larger image on Wikimedia Commons. Original is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston I had the pleasure of seeing this beautiful Sargent watercolor, along with several…
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Eye Candy for Today: Sargent’s portrait of Mrs. J.P. Morgan
Portrait of Mrs. J.P. Morgan, Jr. (nee Jane Norton Grew), John Singer Sargent, oil on canvas, 58 x 36 inches (147 x 91 cm), in the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum, NY. The Morgan Library’s collection centers on rare books and manuscripts and a fantastic collection of old master drawings, but it does…
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Eye Candy for Today: John Singer Sargent landscape
Simplon Pass, John Singer Sargent, oil on canvas, roughly 28 x 37 inches ( 72 x 93 cm), in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, DC, which has both a zoomable and downloadable version of the high resolution image. The more I study John Singer Sargent’s paintings the more I’m knocked out by…
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John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal at the Morgan Library
John Singer Sargent is known for his bravura society portraits in oil, as well as his masterful watercolors. The latter were painted largely for his own pleasure as he traveled. The former, which were his stock in trade, came to weary him late in his career, and at one point he simply stopped doing formal…
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Eye Candy for Today: Sargent charcoal portrait drawing
Portrait of Ernest Schelling, John Singer Sargent Charcoal on paper, roughly 24 x 18 inches (62 x 47 cm); in the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum, NY (use zoom or download links above and below image on their page). Many people are aware of Sargent’s stunning society portraits and his brilliant personal watercolors,…
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Eye Candy for Today: Sargent travel watercolor
Simplon Pass: The Tease, John Singer Sargent Link is to zoomable image on Google Art Project; there is a downloadable high-res file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Watercolor over graphite sketch, with gouache and the use of wax resist; roughly 16 x 21 inches (40 x 53 cm).…