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 | Mrs. William Playfair (nee Emily Kitson, 1841-1916) 1887 Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens San Marino, CA | 
From: Traditional Fine Art Online
Mrs.
William Playfair was exhibited to great acclaim at
the Royal Academy in 1887 and at the 1888 Paris Salon. The sitter (nee Emily Kitson, 1841-1916) is shown wearing a sumptnous
yellow satin gown and a fur-lined, dark green velvet
cloak. Set against an abstract background of deep red, she is ready to... | GA | igrkio |
 | Mrs. William Russell Cooke 1895 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Waist-length
portrait of Mrs. William Russell Cooke (1856-1914) standing before a crimson
red backdrop with her hands folded. She wears a black dress with white lace
collar, pendant, bracelet, and ring.
(SIRIS)
Note:
References:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 2, Portraits of... | GA | igrkio |
 | Mrs. Wilton Phipps 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Muddy Alligators 1917 Worcester Art Museum Worcester, MA |
From:
Will Donnelley
Sargent
broke new ground in the field of watercolors. He and Homer broke away from the
staid English school of pen and ink and produced explosive, loosely painted
works that jarred the critics. They made watercolors fashionable and were the
first to have them seriously exhibited.
A favorite
painting....
1) In... | GA | igrkio |
 | Mules 1918 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
 | Music 1921 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | My Dining Room ca. 1883-86 Smith College Museum of Art Northampton, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Mysteries of the Rosary (Detail South End: Vaulting ) 1916 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Neapolitan Children Bathing 1879 |
This
painting was inspired by his trip to Naples in 1878 which he took with his
family.
A Nude Boy on a
Beach
1878
Notes:
Special
thanks to Stephanie, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending me a tip about
these images.
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 | Near the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem 1905-06 Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK |
Notes
Exhibitions
John Singer
Sargent, An Exhibition -- Whitney Museum, NY & The Art Institute of Chicago
1986-1987
Bibliography
1)
Goodison, J.W. (1977) Catalogue of Paintings in the Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge, Vol. III, British School, Cambridge (Cambs.): Cambridge University
Press [page: 216]
2) Wilson,
Joy The Unknown Sargents,... | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent
