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People get upset when it’s not on view,” said Stephanie L. Herdrich, curator of American painting and drawing at the Met.
John Singer Sargent's most iconic portrait Madame X was the scandal of the 1884 Paris Salon. Here's the story behind the ...
John Singer Sargent’s “Madame X” (1884). New Yorkers have come to well know the portrait of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, the sinuous contours of whom have been in the museum’s permanent collection ...
European-American painter John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) is remembered for his impressive, large-scale portraits of British, French, and American socialites, intellectuals, politicians, and other ...
It’s a beautifully written book about the connections between the painter John Singer Sargent and ... first commissioned ...
Exploring the late pontiff’s deep connection to and impact on visual culture, plus why Turner’s work continues to resonate so ...
The show at New York’s Met covers Sargent’s journey to becoming the hottest portrait painter in Paris, and includes his ...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new show “Sargent and Paris” (April 27–August 3) explores John Singer Sargent’s early career ...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will be opening their latest exhibition on Sunday entitled Sargent & Paris.
Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends is on at the National Portrait Gallery, London from Thursday 12 February until Monday 25 May 2015 ...
John Singer Sargent is the greatest portrait artist of his era ... items of clothing and accessories worn by his subjects, drawing the audience into the artist’s studio.
One of the great painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, John Singer Sargent made his fortune and reputation as a portrait painter of beautiful women and influential men. Presidents ...