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![]() | A Street in Algiers 1880 | ![]()
Although
the title of the painting refers to Algiers, most sources believe the painting
was actually done in Morocco at Tangier.
In 1880 Sargent and his party of friends traveled from Spain to Morocco
(and what is vaguely referred to as "North Africa") for about six
weeks. His exact itenery during this time, from what I can tell, is... | GA | igrkio |
![]() | Donkeys in a Desert 1880 Private Collection Unknown, USA | ![]()
Notes:
Special
thanks to Colleen Kollar Zorn, with A.J. Kollar Fine Paintings LLC, of Seattle,
Washington
USA, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending along the image and info.
From: Colleen Kollar Zorn
co
ll een@ajkollar.com
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004
This work
is currently offered for sale by A.J. Kollar Fine Paintings,... | GA | igrkio |
![]() | Cote Algerienne et mauresque,Cote pres d'Alger, (Algerian and mauresque coast, beach of Algiers) 1880 | ![]()
Painting
appears to be fishermen drying their nets on the beach somewhat in theme with
what he would do in Egypt in 1890-1891:
Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile
1890-91
Dating of
the work is difficult as I can put Sargent NEAR Algeria any number of years but
not IN Algeria any specific year. Possibly he was there as... | GA | igrkio |
![]() | Incensing the Veil c. 1880 | ![]()
Fumée d'Ambre Gris
1880
The
painting is inscribed to Dr Pozzi
Dr. Samuel Jean
Pozzi at Home
1881
Note:
Special
thanks to Francesca Elizabeth Miller of California, for being a friend of the
JSS Gallery, and helping with this paitning.
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![]() | Madame Ramon Subercaseaux 1880 Private Collection Unknown, USA | ![]()
Madame
Subercaseaux (born 1860) twenty years old at the time, was the newlywed wife
(married 1879) of the Chilean consul to Paris. The following is from her
diary.
It was in
Paris during the Spring of 1880 that Sargent painted my portrait which won the
prize the following year [2nd place at the Salon]. Shortly before this, when we
were visiting... | GA | igrkio |
![]() | Edward Burckhardt 1880 | ![]()
Bibliography:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The
early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, no. 31.
Riggs, David
B., 1990, 1996.
McKibbin, David, "Sargent's
Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.
Illustration:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine... | GA | igrkio |
![]() | Peter Augustus Jay 1880 Private Collection Unknown, USA | ![]()
Notes:
Image taken
from Dovercards, however documentation and dating from The Smithsonian
Catalogue of Works
Bibliography:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings;
volume 1, The early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press,
1998, no. 32.
McKibbin,
David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston:... | GA | igrkio |
![]() | Bedroom c. 1880-82 Private Collection Unknown, USA | ![]()
An early
watercolor sometime between 1880 and 1882. It is probably his bedroom on one of
his travels.
For
discussion of, see
View from a Window
Genoa, Italy
1911
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![]() | The Standard Bearer (after Frans Hals) 1880 Private Collection Unknown, USA | ![]()
This is a
copy of the figure on the far right of Frans Hals’ Banquet of the
Officers of St George Civic Guard, (Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem).
Frans Hals
Banquet of the Officers of the St George Civic Guard in Haarlem 1627
Notes:
Literature
Christie’s
London, Catalogue of Pictures and Drawings of the Late John Singer... | GA | igrkio |
![]() | Two Heads from the Banquet of the Officers (after Frans Hals) 1880 Private Collection Unknown, USA | ![]()
Frans Hals
Banquet of the Officers of the St George Civic Guard in Haarlem 1627
Notes:
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