Contemporary artist Kehinde Wiley discusses the seduction of Sargent's portraits as luxury goods and events of class
Sargent
Singer Sargent’s evocative canvas turns a sweet, ordinary scene into a symphony of shapes and colors.
John Singer Sargent, Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose
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.
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