John Singer Sargent
American, 1856–1925
Born in Florence; died in London.
Sargent was born in Florence to American parents and grew up travelling across Europe. He trained in Paris under Carolus-Duran, and the scandal over his portrait Madame X at the 1884 Salon prompted his move to London, where he became the most sought-after society portraitist on both sides of the Atlantic. Around 1907 he largely gave up portrait commissions for watercolours made on his travels and for the murals he painted for the Boston Public Library and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 4 worksDated 1883–1919
- Mostly
- Painting, Watercolor
- Movement
- RealismOrdinary people and working lives, painted as they were, from the 1840s on.
- Courtesy of
- The Met, The National Gallery of Art
