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 | St. Teresa of Avila 1887 | GA | igrkio | |
 | St Martins Summer 1888 | GA | igrkio | |
 | Spanish Solders (1) c. 1903 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | 
In 1903 Sargent exhibits his watercolors to the public for
the first time at the Carfax Gallery in London. This
one-man show contained 30 of his works including sketches. Afterwards in May of
that year, Sargent travels to Spain and paints a
number of watercolors depicting Spanish solders (these may be part of those
done that year). ... | GA | igrkio |
 | Spanish Solders c. 1903 |
In 1903 Sargent exhibits his watercolors to the public for
the first time at the Carfax Gallery in London. This
one-man show contained 30 of his works including sketches. Afterwards in May of
that year, Sargent travels to Spain and paints a
number of watercolors depicting Spanish solders (these may be part of those
done that year). ... | GA | igrkio |
 | Spanish Midday, Aranjuez 1912 or 1913 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
 | Spanish Male Dancer before Six Seated Figures 1879 Harvard University Art Museums Cambridge, MA |
From: Harvard "Verso: The Flip Side of
Master Drawings"
This
receipt informs us that in Madrid, where he was in October 1879,
"S[eño]r D[o]n M[iste]r Sargent" purchased a travel hat (sombrero
para viaje). Later, perhaps on the same day, inspiration struck the artist when
he was without a sketchbook, so he used the verso of the folded receipt... | GA | igrkio |
 | Spanish Male Dancer before Nine Seated Figures 1879 Harvard University Art Museums Cambridge, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Spanish Madonna 1887 | GA | igrkio | |
 | Spanish Landscape 1879-1880 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
 | Spanish Interior c. 1903 Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia, PA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Spanish Gypsy Dancer 1879 | GA | igrkio | |
 | Spanish Fountain (Fitzwilliam Museum) 1912 |
Spanish Fountain
1912
Note:
Exhibitions
John Singer
Sargent, An Exhibition -- Whitney Museum, NY & The Art Institute of Chicago
1986-1987
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 | Spanish Fountain (1) 1912 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY |
Spanish Fountain
(Fitzwilliam Museum)
1912
Note:
I'm a bit
confused about this painting. I found another image from Jim's Fine Art called
Spanish Fountain (same image as this and they had it listed at the Brooklyn
Museum:
Spanish
Fountain
1902
Brooklyn
Museum, New York
Watercolor
34.4 x 48.6
cm (13 9/16 x 19... | GA | igrkio |
 | Spanish Fountain 1902 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
 | Spanish Dancer (woman) c. 1879-82 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Study for the
Spanish Dancer
Watercolor
Forum:
From: Buddy Hicks
bud
dy hicks@mindspring.com
Date: Jun 9, 2004
Your
website has the dimensions of the painting at around 5 [w]x7[h] feet. A book
about Sargent has the dimensions at less than 12[w]x18[h] inches. I believe YOU are correct, but I am
uncertain. Can you... | GA | igrkio |
 | Spanish Dancer (Sketch Male) 1879 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
 | Spanish Dancer (male, without hat) 1879-1880 |
Bibliography
Mary
Crawford Volk, John Singer Sargent's El Jaleo, exh. cat., National Gallery of
Art (Washington DC, 1992), catalogue no. 1, p. 130
Stephanie
Herdrich and H. Barbara Weinberg, American Drawings and Watercolors in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent (New York NY, 2000), p. 163,
under no. 138
Exhibition
John... | GA | igrkio |
 | Spanish Dancer (male, with hat) 1879-1880 |
Bibliography:
Mary
Crawford Volk, John Singer Sargent's El Jaleo, exh. cat., National Gallery of
Art (Washington, D.C, 1992), catalogue no. 1, p. 130
Stephanie Herdrich
and H. Barbara Weinberg, American Drawings and Watercolors in the Metropolitan
Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent (New York, NY, 2000), p. 163, under no. 138
Exhibition... | GA | igrkio |
 | Spanish Dance 1879-80 |
There is a
small study called Spanish Dance Study roughly 15 x 12 in. done by Sargent
which hangs at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. The composition
is exactly that of this painting but much smaller and the tone is so dark you
can hardly see the figures.
A second
study at the Nelson-Atkins is called Study for Spanish... | GA | igrkio |
 | Sortie de l’eglise, de l’eglise, Campo San Canciano, Venice 1882 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. |
From: The National Gallery of Art
. . . "Ignoring the traditional
tourist spots, [Sargent] explored the city’s
vernacular architecture and the daily life of its inhabitants. In Sortie de l’église, Campo San Canciano,
Venice (Leaving the Church), he focuses on the black-shawled
women crossing the square in the early morning light, which is... | GA | igrkio |
 | Soldiers at Rest 1918 |
Notes:
Special
thanks to Philip Rsheph, of London, a friend of the
JSS Gallery, for help with this image and information.
Exhibitions
John Singer
Sargent, An Exhibition --
Whitney Museum, NY & The Art Institute of Chicago 1986-1987
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 | Small Channel in Venice c. 1902 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Side Canal in Venice
1902
Watercolor on paper
Notes:
Special
thanks to Michele Lener, of Italy, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending me
a link to this image.
Exhibitions
Sargent and
Italy, 2002-2003
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 | Small Boats c. 1913 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketching on the Giudecca, Venice c. 1904 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
The Canal
della Giudecca is the wide channel of water south of the main grouping of
islands and north of the long La Giudecca island at the bottom of the map.
In a Gondola (Jane de Glehn)
1904
To find his
scenes in and around Venice, Sargent often paints directly from gondolas taking
a page right out of Claude... | GA | igrkio |
 | Sketches of Four Arms with Swords 1895 - 1916 |
Notes:
Bibliography
Erin
Hagedorn, "The Summer of Sargent", The Improper Bostonian, June 30,
1999, reproduced in b/w p. 70
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 | Sketchbook 1880 Man on Sofa with Painter c. 1880-1881 Harvard University Art Museums Cambridge, MA |
The page
from the sketchbook is double sided. On the reverse is a sketch of a Dancer for
El Jaleo (my title since there doesn't appear to be one).
Sketchbook 1880
Dancer for El Jaleo
c. 1880-1881
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 | Sketchbook (Carnation/ Lily) Robert Louis Stevenson 1880-1885 |
Notes:
Sketchbook
measures 255 x 350 mm., individual sheets are approx. 247 x 345 mm.
The pages
are numbered in brown ink in the top right hand corner. Page eight is missing/
has been removed from the sketchbook. The condition of the sketchbook is fragile,
and many of the pages are loose. In an unpublished Harvard course paper, Anne
van Dijkum... | GA | igrkio |
 | Sketch of Women Walking Graphite and charcoal on cardboard | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch of Two Women, a Man and a Child 1900 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch of Santa Sofia 1891 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch of Cellini's "Perseus" possibly 1910 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. |
Cellini's
"Perseus" is located at Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. He would visit
this area a number of times and would do many sketches and paintings of
"perseus" from just about every possible vantage and medium.
Perseus, Florence
Statue of Perseus
by Night
Loggia dei Lanzi,
Florence
c 1902-1908
... | GA | igrkio |
 | Sketch of Cartouche over Music - Youth Seated 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch of canal with boats 1880 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch of Boats on Lake Como Graphite pencil on paper Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch of Arabs (figures) 1879-1880 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch of a Man (Paul Helleu) 1889 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch from the Messianic Era - Figure at Left 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Winds-North Wind 1921-1925 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Winds-East Wind 1921-1925 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Winds - West Wind 1921-1925 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Winds - East Wind 1921-1925 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Unveiling of Truth - Youth Kneeling 1921-25 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Synagogue - Arm and Hand Details c. 1916 - 1919 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Sphinx and the Chimaera - Chimaera - (MFA Rotunda) 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Sphinx and the Chimaera (Rotunda) 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Sorrowful Mysteries, the Crowning with Thorns - Hands - Boston Public Library Murals 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Sorrowful Mysteries -- Adam 1903-1916 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Messianic Era - Soul of Man 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Messianic Era - Legs of Figure at right 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for The Messianic Era - Figure at Right 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for The Judgement - The Devil 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for The Judgement - Figure in Center 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Judgement (3) The Devil 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Joyful Mysteries, the Resurrection - Right Shoulder, Arm and Hand - Boston Public Library Murals 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Joyful Mysteries - Seated Man, Reaching Upward - Boston Public Library Murals 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Joyful Mysteries - Resurrection, Half Length - Boston Public Library Murals 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Joyful Mysteries - Male Head and Arm - Boston Public Library Murals 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Joyful Mysteries - Eve(?) - Boston Public Library Murals 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Joyful Mysteries - Eve - Boston Public Library Murals (2) 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Joyful Mysteries - Eve - Boston Public Library Murals (1) 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for the Joyful Mysteries - Eve - Boston Public Library Murals 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Sphinx and Chimaera - Chimaera 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Satyr and Maenad - Satyr's Legs 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Satyr and Maenad - Satyr (1) 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Satyr and Maenad - Satyr 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Satyr and Maenad - Maenad 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Reliefs-Male Figure 1921-25 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Reliefs - Details (2) 1921-25 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Reliefs - Details (1) 1921-25 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Reliefs - Details 1921-25 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Prometheus (Rotunda) 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Law - Torso and Right Arm - Boston Public Library Murals 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Hell - Two Figures 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Hell - Three Figures 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Hell - Reclining Figures 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Hell - Head and Foot 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Hell - Figures Upper Right 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Heaven - Torso with Arms Raised 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Heaven - Hands 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Heaven - Figure Right Rear 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Heaven - Figure Center Foreground 1903-16 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Gog and Magog - Two Figures Falling - Public Boston Library Murals 1903-1916 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Gog and Magog - Falling Figure - Boston Public Library Murals 1903-1916 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Ganymede 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Fame - Fame Head and Legs 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Fame 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Eros and Psyche - Psyche 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Classical and Romantic Art - Classical Art 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Classical and Romantic Art (9) Classical Art 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Classical and Romantic Art (8) 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Classical and Romantic Art (7) 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Classical and Romantic Art (6) Apollo's head 1917-21 Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Classical and Romantic Art (5) Apollo's head 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Classical and Romantic Art (2) Pan 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Chiron and Achilles - Hands and Small Sketch (MFA Stairway) 1921-25 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Cartouche over Astronomy - Youth - (MFA Rotunda) (1) 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Cartouche over Astronomy - Youth - (MFA Rotunda) 1917-21 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Atlas and the Hesperides - Hesperides (1) about 1923 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Atlas and the Hesperides - Hesperides 1921-25 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sketch for Atlas 1921-1925 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent
