A critic accused Whistler of “flinging paint at the public” when he saw this painting, so Whistler sued him.
Meg Floryan
Sargent studied the work of Velázquez, and those lessons paid off in this painting of a Bostonian’s daughters.
John Singer Sargent, The Daughters of Edward ...
This dramatic dance scene captures a moment in time on an enormous scale.
John Singer Sargent, El Jaleo
It was all fun and games until the artist painted a woman’s bare shoulder and showed it to a scandalized public.
John Singer Sargent, Madame X (Madame Pierre ...
Nothing says “I love you” like depicting your girlfriend as a “prop” without mood, personality, or expression!
Whistler, Symphony in White, No. 1: The ...
Men in suits cut open a leg while their teacher holds a bloody, gloveless hand aloft. Gross indeed.
Thomas Eakins, The Gross Clinic and ...
Eakins’ serene river scene celebrates a personal friend as well as an interest in masculine athleticism.
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