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Portrait of Edouard and Marie-Loise Pailleron

1881
Oil on canvas
152.4 x 175.3 cm (60 x 69 in.)

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The Children's parents were painted by John two years previous: Monsieur and Madame Pailleron   1879 Notes: Exhibitions John Singer Sargent, An Exhibition -- Whitney Museum, NY & The Art Institute of Chicago 1986-1987 Great Expectations: John Singer Sargent Painting Children; 2004-2005
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Lady with the Rose (Miss Charlotte Louise Burckhardt)

1882
Oil on canvas
84 x 44 in.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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From: Wonsug Jung  10/9/99   . . .the woman Sargent had [a] relationship with her right before she got married was Charlotte Louise Burckhardt (Lady with the Rose, which is hanging in the Metropolitan Museum of Art . . .  I have read somewhere that there was even a talk of an engagement. She died so young, not long after her...
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Madame Paul Escudier

c. 1882-1884
Oil on canvas
73.2 x 59.5 cm (28 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.)

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

Williamstown, MA

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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...
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Madame Paul Escudier (1)

1882
Oil on canvas
128.3 x 90.2 cm (50 1/2 x 35 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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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)...
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Mademoiselle Boussenet-Duclos

1882
Oil on canvas
55.6 x 46 cm (21 7/8 x 18 1/8 in.)

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

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References:     Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, no. 51. Illustration:     Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale...
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Portrait of Arthur Daintrey

c. 1882
Oil on canvas
58.4 x 47 cm (23 x 18.3 in.)

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

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Daintrey was an English [1] art student in Paris who enrolled in Alexandre Cabanel's atelier in 1872 at the age of 29. He was born in 1843 and if the dating of this painting is correct, he would have been 39 when Sargent painted him. Other artists in Cabanel's atelier in the 70's included Henry Bacon, Frank Fowler, Charles Stuart Forbes, Kenyon...
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El Jaleo

1882
Oil on canvas
237 x 352 cm (93 3/8 x 138 1/2 in.)

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Boston, MA

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Q. What is the meaning of El Jaleo? I just viewed a video called American Visions: the Gilded Age, done for PBS in 1997 written and narrated by Robert Hughes. In it he talks about El Jaleo. He says it means the spontaneous clapping and shouting that comes like an "Olay!" at the apex of a performance.  So what we're seeing is the zenith of the...
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Sketch After "El Jaleo"

c. 1879-82
Sepia ink on paper
22.9 by 35.6 cm (9 by 14 in.)

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

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Note: Sale Sold at Sotheby's New York, 30 Nov 2005; Session 1, Sale No. N08134, Lot 41; $228,000 USD (was estimated  125,000—175,000 USD) Sold Sotheby's; 12/1/1994; Lot 10; $76,750 This drawing will be included in a forthcoming volume of the J.S. Sargent catalogue raisonné being compiled by Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray,...
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Study for Seated Figures for "El Jaleo"

c. 1882
Oil on canvas
65.3 x 81.3 cm

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Bibliography: Evan Charteris, John Sargent (New York, NY, 1927), p. 282 Charles Merrill Mount, John Singer Sargent, a Biography [1st ed.] (New York, NY, 1955), no. K8223 Richard Ormond, "Sargent's El Jaleo", Fenway Court, p. 15, repr. p. 16 as fig. 14 Richard Ormond, John Singer Sargent: Paintings, Drawings, Watercolors (New York, NY...
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Study for Seated Figures for "El Jaleo" (2)

c. 1882
Oil on canvas
61.3 x 81.1 cm

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Bibliography: Evan Charteris, John Sargent (New York, NY, 1927), p. 282 Martin Birnbaum, John Singer Sargent, January 12, 1856-April 15, 1925; a conversation piece (New York, NY, 1941), p. 57, repr. in b/w Charles Merrill Mount, John Singer Sargent, a Biography [1st ed.] (New York, NY, 1955), no. K8222 Richard Ormond, "Sargent's El Jaleo",...
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