John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1883-1899: The Complete Paintings, Volume V
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Individual Artists
John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1883-1899: The Complete Paintings, Volume V Details
About the Author A great-nephew of John Singer Sargent, Richard Ormond is a Sargent scholar and an art historian. He is the author or coauthor of books on Sargent, Landseer, Winterhalter, and Lord Leighton, and he is former deputy director of the National Portrait Gallery, London, and director of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Elaine Kilmurray is research director of the Sargent catalogue raisonné. She lectures internationally and has contributed to numerous books, periodicals, and exhibition catalogues on the artist. Read more
Reviews
John Singer Sargent is primarily renowned for his protrait paintings. While these works-often featuring wealthy and self satisfied looking subjects-are worth investigating, I found many of the paintings featured in this volume more enjoyable to view. The works, painted between 1883-1899, frequently demonstrate the influence of the impressionist school. They are colorful, vibrant and easy on the eye. Although they have an individual voice, they are sometimes reminiscent of Monet's creations. Valuably, this volume documents the correspondence between Monet and Sargent.Additional to the impressionist style paintings, there are a number of oil and watercolors executed during Sargent's travels to places such as Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Scotland and Spain. There are also copies after artists like Titian, El Greco Tiepolo etc.This volume continues the high standards of documentation and research encountered in previous volumes of this series. The printing standard and quality of color reproduction are well above average. Warmly recommended.
