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John Singer Sargent : portraits in charcoal

Title
John Singer Sargent : portraits in charcoal / Richard Ormond.
Author
Ormond, Richard
Publication
  • New York, New York : The Morgan Library & Museum ; Washington, District of Columbia : National Portrait Gallery ; Lewes, England : in association with D Giles Limited, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
  • Pierpont Morgan Library, issuing body, publisher, organizer, host institution.
  • National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), issuing body, publisher, organizer, host institution.
  • D. Giles Limited, publisher.
Description
192 pages : illustrations, portraits; 29 cm
Summary
"John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was one of the greatest portrait artists of his time. While he is best known for his powerful paintings, he largely ceased painting portraits in 1907 and turned instead to charcoal drawings to satisfy commissions. These drawn portraits represent a substantial, yet often overlooked, part of his practice, and they demonstrate the same sense of immediacy, psychological sensitivity, and mastery of chiaroscuro that animate Sargent's sitters on canvas. This volume presents over sixty superb portrait drawings, featuring sitters famous for their roles in politics, society, and the arts. It also explores the friendships and the networks of patronage that underpinned Sargent's practice as a portrait draughtsman in Edwardian Britain and Progressive Era America. Published to accompany exhibitions at the Morgan Library & Museum and the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal provides the first comprehensive history of this remarkable artist's drawn portraits."
Alternative Title
Portraits in charcoal
Subject
  • Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 > Exhibitions
  • Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 > Themes, motives
  • Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
  • Sargent, John Singer 1856-1925
  • 1800-1999
  • Portrait drawing, American > 19th century > Exhibitions
  • Portrait drawing, American > 20th century > Exhibitions
  • Charcoal drawing > United States > 19th century > Exhibitions
  • Charcoal drawing > United States > 20th century > Exhibitions
  • Male artists > United States > 19th century > Exhibitions
  • Male artists > United States > 20th century > Exhibitions
  • 21.22 history of drawing
  • ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions
  • Themes, motives
  • Male artists
  • Charcoal drawing
  • Portrait drawing, American
  • Bildnis
  • Kohlezeichnung
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Portrait.
  • exhibition catalogs.
  • portraits.
  • illustrated books.
  • Portraits.
  • Illustrated works.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • Catalogues d'exposition.
  • Ouvrages illustrés.
Note
  • "Published to accompany an exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, 4 October 2019 to 12 January 2020, and at the National Portrait Gallery, 28 February to 31 May 2020"--Title page verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index.
ISBN
  • 9781911282488
  • 1911282484
LCCN
  • 2019008962
  • 40029563993
OCLC
  • on1088602778
  • 1088602778
  • SCSB-9518242
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library