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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 | |
A Street in Arras 1918 Imperial War Museum London, UK |
Arras
1918
From: Art of the First
World War
During his
stay in France in the summer of 1918, Sargent travelled all over the Picardy
and Artois regions. In Arras, he painted the ruins of the cathedral and
collapsed houses like this one. A shell has burst through the wall, revealing
an old horse-drawn carriage. The floor... | GA | igrkio | |
A Street in Venice c. 1880-82 |
Venetian Alleys and Passageways
(Photos)
The
textured walls and the lighted opening at the end, lends itself well to this
great composition of perspective and depth -- a city which seems to be made for
such studies -- a city rich in interesting viscosity and corridors.
Notes:
Exhibitions
Sargent in
Italy, 2002-2003
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A Street in Venice c. 1882 c. 1882 | GA | igrkio | ||
A Summer Idyll c. 1877 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | GA | igrkio | ||
A Tent in the Rockies 1916 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | ||
A Torrent in Norway 1901 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Note:
Spanierman
Gallery does not date the work. It, however, falls in line with other work done
in Norway in 1901.
Sold at Spanierman Gallery date unknown
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A Tramp After 1900 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY |
Notes:
Exhibitions
John Singer
Sargent, An Exhibition -- Whitney Museum, NY & The Art Institute of Chicago
1986-1987
See the The
Brooklyn Museum, NY
See the
year in review 1908
Forum:
. . . a
consumate work of portrait art: the excellent handling of an unforgiving medium
combined with the compassionate portrayal of this world weary man... | GA | igrkio | |
A Tyrolese Crucifux 1914 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Note:
Literature
W.H.
Downes, John S. Sargent: His Life and Work, Boston, Massachusetts, 1925, pp.
247-48.
E.
Charteris, John Sargent, New York, 1927, p. 293.
C.M. Mount,
John Singer Sargent, London, 1957, p. 361.
C.M. Mount,
"The Works of John Singer Sargent in Washington," Records of the
Columbia Historical Society of Washington, D.C.,... | GA | igrkio | |
A Venetian Interior 1880-82 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Williamstown, MA |
Venetian Bead Stringers
1880/1882
Another
version of this scene is done in Venetian Bead Stringers:
Notes:
Exhibitions
John Singer
Sargent, An Exhibition -- Whitney Museum, NY & The Art Institute of Chicago
1986-1987
Gondola
Days: Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Palazzo Barbaro Circle, 2004
See the
year in... | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent