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John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent

1856

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8

Institutional Exhibitions

14

Works in Collection

20

Assets Indexed

5

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The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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American Battle Painting 1776�1918

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1944

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Modern Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1944

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Romantic Painting in America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943–1944

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Twentieth Century Portraits

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1942–1943

About

Why this artist matters now

John Singer Sargent was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Belle Époque and Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice to the Tyrol, Corfu, Capri, Spain, the Middle East, Montana, Maine, and Florida.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (14)

Studies of a Male Nude (verso)

Studies of a Male Nude (verso)

1918 · charcoal

Sheet: 48 x 62.5 cm (18 7/8 x 24 5/8 in.); Overall: 48.1 x 62.5 cm (18 15/16 x 24 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Studies of a Soldier Drinking, for Gassed (recto); Studies of a Male Nude (verso)

Studies of a Soldier Drinking, for Gassed (recto); Studies of a Male Nude (verso)

1918 · charcoal (stumped in places) (left figures) and graphite (right figure); squared in graphite (right figure)

Sheet: 48.1 x 62.6 cm (18 15/16 x 24 5/8 in.); Overall: 48.1 x 62.5 cm (18 15/16 x 24 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Studies of a Soldier Drinking, for Gassed (recto)

Studies of a Soldier Drinking, for Gassed (recto)

1918 · charcoal (stumped in places) (left figures) and graphite (right figure); squared in graphite (right figure)

Sheet: 48.1 x 62.6 cm (18 15/16 x 24 5/8 in.); Overall: 48.1 x 62.5 cm (18 15/16 x 24 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

In Austrian Tyrol

In Austrian Tyrol

1911 · watercolor with traces of graphite

Sheet: 29.9 x 45.2 cm (11 3/4 x 17 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy

The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy

1907 · Oil on canvas

71.4 × 56.5 cm (28 1/8 × 22 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Lisa Colt Curtis

Portrait of Lisa Colt Curtis

1898 · oil on canvas

Framed: 249 x 134 x 9.5 cm (98 1/16 x 52 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.); Unframed: 219.3 x 104.8 cm (86 5/16 x 41 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth)

Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth)

1897 · Oil on canvas

231 × 124 cm (90 3/4 × 48 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Life Study (Study of an Egyptian Girl)

Life Study (Study of an Egyptian Girl)

1891 · Oil on canvas

190.5 × 61 cm (75 × 24 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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