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 | Madame Belleroche c. 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA | 
Sale
Sold at
Sotheby's New York, 30 Nov 05; Session 1, Sale No. N08134, Lot 68; $120,000 USD
(was estimated 80,000—120,000
USD)
Exhibited
London,
England, National Gallery, British Painting Since Whistler, March-August 1940,
no. 574
London,
England, Royal Academy of Arts, 1940
Washington,
D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art; Cleveland, Ohio,... | GA | igrkio |
 | Madame Edouard Pailleron 1879 Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. |
This is
Sargent's first full length portrait. Notice the change of focus of the grass
around her face compared to the trees and stone railing of the Madame
Pailleron's parents country estate at Ronjoux, Chambéry, Savoy in the
south of France where this was painted.
In 1880
Sargent showed this painting along with the subject painting... | GA | igrkio |
 | Madame Errazuriz c. 1880-02 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Madame
Eugenia Errazuriz née Eufenia
Huic (1858-1951) was born into a wealthy
silver-mining family in Chile and married painter José Tomás Errazuriz in
1880. José was the brother
of Ramon Subercaseaux who was the Chilean consul to
Paris. Sargent had painted Madame Subercaseaux
in 1880. The newlyweds (Madame Errazuriz and her
husband) moved... | GA | igrkio |
 | Madame Errazuriz (2) c. 1883-1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
A very
similar painting of one he did for her earlier. Possibly she had someone that
liked the first so much she might have requested another.
Madame Errazuriz c. 1880
Literature:
David
McKibbin, Sargent's Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 1956, p. 94 Charles Merrill
Mount, John Singer Sargent: A Biography, New York, 1969,... | GA | igrkio |
 | Madame Errazuriz or The Lady in Black c. 1882-1883 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Madame Gautreau c. 1883 |
From: Fogg Art Museum
"In
this bold drawing, characteristic of Sargent's hand, the differentiation of
texture and tone has been accomplished by varying both the pressure and the
direction of the strokes. Sargent has used the same pencil throughout the
composition. The area of white chalk on the back of the sofa was probably used
to... | GA | igrkio |
 | Madame Gautreau Drinking a Toast c. 1883 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston, MA |
This
painting has an interesting provenance. Sargent had dedicated it to Madame
Gautreau's mother, Madame Anotole Avengno. Later it was bought by Dr. Pozzi,
whom reportedly had an affair with Madame Gautreau. It would eventually be
purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the estate sale of Pozzi.
Madame Pierre
Gauteau (Study)
... | GA | igrkio |
 | Madame Helleu c. 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Madame Paul Escudier c. 1882-1884 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Williamstown, MA |
Bust
portrait of Madame Paul Escudier (1861-1950) wearing a black coat with diamond
pin and a black hat with white ribbons. (SIRIS)
Sargent
emphasizes the sitter's hat, which is central to her overall appearance and
style. A decorative mound of wide white ribbons on the top of her hat makes a
bold statement against her black dress and a painted... | GA | igrkio |
 | Madame Paul Escudier (1) 1882 Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL |
Ormond and
Kilmurray say in their book, Early Portraits (p.63), that not a lot is known
about this painting and its origin. In 1923 the painting was purchased by
Charles Deering, a close friend of Sargent.
Madame Paul
Escudier
1882
Notes:
This is a
new aquisition to the Art Institute as of 2008 (acquisition from (Saz)... | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent
