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Mosquito Nets 1908 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI |
The
painting was done in Valdemosa, Majorca, where they
were spending an autumn. Sargent's older sister Emily, is in the chair (foreground)
reading a book, with their friend Eliza Wedgwood, a member of the famous
porcelain manufacturing family, on the sofa (background), either reading or
writing a letter.
Eliza said
of it, "Sargent painted... | GA | igrkio | |
Purtud: Fir Trees and Snow Mountains 1908 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Notes:
Sale
Sold at
Sotheby's New York, 30 Nov 2005; Session 1, Sale No. N08134,
Lot 23;
Sold $51,000 USD ( was estimated
25,000—30,000 USD)
This
watercolor will be included in a forthcoming volume of the J.S. Sargent
catalogue raisonné by Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, in
collaboration with Warren Adelson and Elizabeth... | GA | igrkio | |
The Mosquito Net 1908 The White House Collection Washington, D.C. |
Notes
Lycos did
not date the painting. It apepars to be the same time as Mosquito Nets 1908.
The SIRIS thinks the date might be 1910
References:
White
House, 1988.
Hoopes,
Donelson F., "The Private World of John Singer Sargent," New York:
Shorewood Publishers Inc., (Corcoran Gallery of Art), 1964.
Illustration: ... | GA | igrkio | |
Iflex Wood, Majorca 1908 Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Madrid, Spain |
From: Thyssen-Bornemisza
"Sargent visited Majorca in 1908 following his decision to
give up painting society portraits. Carrascal,
Majorca lacks the emphasis of his previous works. The foreground is taken up by
a low wall and dense foliage, barely leaving room for the sky. The brushstroke
is fluid and open.
"Sargent, however, distanced himself... | GA | igrkio | |
Valdemosa, Majorca: Thistles and Herbage on a Hillside 1908 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | GA | igrkio | ||
Valdemosa, Majorca, Pomegranates 1908 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Sargent
did a number of paintings of Pomegranates which are all attributed to the 1908
trip to Majorca, Spain. Two of which are:
Pomegranates,
Majorca
The Warner
Collection of Gulf States Paper Corp., Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Oil on
Canvas
71.8 x 56.5
cm (28.25 x 22.25 in)
Pomegranates
The
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Watercolor
and pencil on... | GA | igrkio | |
Ilex Wood at Majorca with Blue Pigs 1908 Cedarhurst Center For The Arts Mt. Vernon, IL | GA | igrkio | ||
Pomegranates, Majorca c. 1908 The Warner Collection of Gulf States Paper Corporation Tuscaloosa, AL | GA | igrkio | ||
Pomegranates (Oil) 1908 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | ||
The Patio 1908 Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent