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Sargent, John Singer 1856-1925

Overview
Works: 920 works in 1,202 publications in 14 languages and 57,073 library holdings
Genres: Photographs  Genre painting, American 
Roles: Illustrator, Artist
Classifications: nd237.s3, 759.13
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Most widely held works by John Singer Sargent
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8 editions published between and 1991 in English and held by 2,873 libraries worldwide
The classic account of the Arab tribes' guerrilla warfare against Turkish forces during World War II and of Lawrence's part in and reflections on that warfare.
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11 editions published between and 2001 in English and held by 1,904 libraries worldwide
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19 editions published between and 2009 in English and held by 1,416 libraries worldwide
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12 editions published between and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,382 libraries worldwide
"The remarkable portraits for which John Singer Sargent is most famous are only one aspect of a career that included landscapes, watercolors, figure subjects, and murals. Even within portraiture, his style ranged from bold experiments to studied formality. And the subjects of his paintings were as varied as his styles, including the leaders of fashionable society, rural laborers, city streets, remote mountains, and the front lines of World War I. This book surveys and evaluates the extraordinary range of Sargent's work, and reproduces 155 of his paintings in color. It accompanies a spectacular international exhibition - the first major retrospective of the artist's career since the memorial exhibitions that followed his death." "Richard Ormond presents a biographical sketch and, in a second essay, reviews Sargent's development as an artist. Mary Crowford Volk explores his thirty-year involvement with painting murals - in particular the works at the Boston Public Library and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts that Sargent regarded as his greatest achievement."--Jacket.
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11 editions published between and 1998 in English and held by 1,126 libraries worldwide
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7 editions published between and 2004 in English and held by 927 libraries worldwide
A biography of the painter and his most famous work, looking at the woman who was the subject and the controversy the painting caused.
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5 editions published in in English and held by 919 libraries worldwide
"The art of John Singer Sargent is extraodinarily sensual. The paintings depict and celebrate sources of pleasure - enchanting places, intriguing objects, and striking individuals. In this book, Trevor Fairbrother argues that viewing the artist as a sensualist connects otherwise conflicting elements of his oeuvre and offers a new interpretation of his life and work." "Fairbrother discusses the complex currents in Sargent's life, analyzes how these shaped his work, and shows how his skills as a draftsman formed the foundation for his rapid, broadly brushed painting style. The book is lavishly illustrated with numerous examples of Sargent's oils, watercolors, and sketches - in particular his portraits and studies of models and dancers - that amply demonstrate the sensual aspect of his art."--BOOK JACKET.
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5 editions published between and 1999 in English and held by 785 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 531 libraries worldwide
Sargent's painting, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, both explores and defies convention, crossing the boundaries between portrait and genre scene, formal composition and casual snapshot.
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3 editions published in in English and held by 504 libraries worldwide
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3 editions published in in English and held by 494 libraries worldwide
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13 editions published between and 2003 in English and held by 418 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 367 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: As a young man the American painter John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was passionate about the sea and deeply knowledgeable about ships and seafaring. Between the ages of 18 and 23 he started his career as a professional painter with a remarkable range of maritime works that form the subject of this exhibition and book. The key works are the two versions of the Oyster Gatherers of Cancale, painted in 1878 on the northern coast of Brittany in France, and the group of studies and sketches around them. The authors relate Sargent's freely handled marine drawings, large and small, to his watercolors, oil sketches, and finished oil paintings of marine subjects. The works demonstrate his transition from a plein-air painter to a tonalist exploring interiors and urban scenes. Also presented is a unique scrapbook, held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, that includes more than 50 drawings and sketches, mostly of sea scenes, and postcards and commercial photography of works of art, architecture, and tourist views. This scrapbook provides an intimate glimpse at the thoughts and experiences of the young artist on his first European voyage.
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6 editions published in in English and held by 364 libraries worldwide
Published on occasion of the major Sargent retrospective traveling to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1999, John Singer Sargent: The Male Nudes brings to light a fascinating portion of Sargent's work long hidden from the public eye. Beginning in his adolescence, and throughout his distinguished career, John Singer Sargent, the celebrated painter of patricians, produced a superbly rendered, uninhibited book of work that was rarely seen and never exhibited: the male nudes. Models were a significant aspect of the great painter's profession, whether they were commission-producing society "sitters" or professional models used as reference for his three Boston mural projects or works created for his private enjoyment--one young Italian model stayed in the artist's employ for nearly twenty-six years. Sargent's enduring subject was capturing the "human form divine" in portraits of the fashionable and famous and the absolute male. Over the last century, these little-known works have been dispersed to museum archives and private collections throughout the United States and Great Britain. John Esten has unearthed the most extraordinary of these images, ranging from vibrant watercolors and oil paintings to charcoal studies, published here for the first time in a single volume. -- from publisher description.
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2 editions published in in English and held by 362 libraries worldwide
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3 editions published in in English and held by 350 libraries worldwide
The story of a little girl who takes part in the creation of John Singer Sargent's well-loved painting.
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4 editions published in in English and held by 344 libraries worldwide
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6 editions published in in English and held by 315 libraries worldwide
Stunning collection of the artist's work created on his annual holidays.
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2 editions published in in English and held by 259 libraries worldwide
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6 editions published between and 2010 in English and held by 244 libraries worldwide
John Singer Sargent's 'Triumph of Religion' at the Boston Public Library is one of the most ambitious mural cycles in the history of American art. This book, comprehensively illustrated, examines and documents Sargent Hall as an art installation and describes its restoration history.
 
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Alternative Names
John Singer Sargent 1856-1925
Sargeant, John Singer 1856-1925
Sargent, John 1856-1925
Sargent, John S. 1856-1925
Singer Sargent, John 1856-1925
Languages
English (1,226)
No Linguistic content (84)
Undetermined (59)
French (25)
Italian (14)
Chinese (10)
Japanese (6)
German (2)
Vietnamese (2)
Russian (2)
Catalan (2)
Spanish (1)
Persian (1)
Latin (1)
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