I have been meaning for a while to talk about American artist John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925). There is a new exhibition currently at the MET in New York called "Sargent and Paris". He lived there from 1874 - 1884. Sargent is one of the most important American artists. Yet...his work has often been criticized as being too commercial with a painting technique to impress. He took portrait commissions from the rich and famous. And he was gay, too.
Be that as it may, Sargent's art introduced impressionism based on solid realism with a sense for experimentation. I am definitely a big admirer.
Probably my favorite Sargent painting "Smoke of Ambergris". What an unusual gesture for the woman to catch the perfumed smoke. Gorgeous!
"with a painting technique to impress", huh? Well, he sure impressed me. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot of weight and solid form to the figures, but I love how he puts in just enough nuance before softly fading into Impressionism. There's a beautifully smoky feel to these paintings.
ReplyDeleteThank you for highlighting Sargent's work, Andreas-- and for letting us know about the exhibit!
Well, you know the old saying: You can't paint too many paintings of Perseus killing Medusa. [Burne Jones is still #I in the Andromeda Department, though].....
ReplyDeletehe is the best❤
ReplyDeleteMich haut der Blick des Mädchens im Kinderportrait um. 😮 Selbst wenn ich die Augen schließe, schaut mich das Mädchen weiter so intensiv an. 😮
ReplyDeleteWowww 🤩
Vielen Dank für's Teilen des Kunstgenusses und des Besuchserlebnisses! 👍😃