A few more from John Singer Sargent

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

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   Aelle

   January 13, 2014

   ~ 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. 

   Monika

   January 13, 2014

   Beautiful images!
   And I share a birthday with JSS! 😀
3. 

   Matt Abraxas

   January 13, 2014

   Sargent remains my #1 inspiration and beacon of what calls me to a canvas every day. Happy Birthday.
4. 

   Randall Imai

   January 13, 2014

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

   January 13, 2014

   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 …
   1. 

      Charley Parker

      January 14, 2014

      Nice. Thanks, Aelle.
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   Daniel van Benthuysen

   January 13, 2014

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

      January 13, 2014

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

   January 14, 2014

   He had such a quick eye.

   Thanks Charley,

   Bill
8. 

   Pit

   January 14, 2014

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

   thanks for sharing
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   zilpzalp!

   January 18, 2014

   The girls with the lanterns! A triumph!
   1. 

      Charley Parker

      January 19, 2014

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

    January 21, 2014

    Charley,

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

    Klaus
    1. 

       Charley Parker

       January 21, 2014

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

    December 11, 2017

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