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 | Olivia Richardson c. 1883 Private Collection Unknown, USA | 
Bibliography:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The
early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, no. 109.
McKibbin, David, "Sargent's
Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.
Illustration:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent:... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Colonel Thomas Vickers 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Portrait of
Colonel Thomas Edward Vickers, C.B., V.D., J.P. (1833-1915).
He became
the principle owner and Director of of the family business, a Sheffield
engineering firm called Vickers, Sons & Co. Ltd.(1) A native son of Sheffield; a prominent
business owner, the town made him Justice of the Peace and Master Cutler in
1872. He also was... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Ernest-Ange Duez c. 1884 |
Ernest-Ange
Duez (1843-1896) was a French art friend of Sargent's. Duez, two years younger,
was on the Salon jury of '81 that awarded Sargent the 2nd place medal for his
painting Madame Ramon Subercaseaux (1880). They both had studios at the
boulevard Berthier and were part of the same social circle that included Albert
Besnard, Gabriel Fauré,... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Frances Mary Vickers 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Frances
Mary Vickers, née Douglas (1841-1904) was the wife of Colonel Thomas
Vickers. They were married in 1860 and would have six children:
Douglas
(1861-1937)
Married
Katherine Cherwynd
(four children)
Marbel Frances (1872-1894)
No children
Clara
Mildred "Mildred" (1865-1952)
Married 1)
Cecil Perry (d. 1901)
Married... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Madame Gautreau 1883 |
Note:
Bibliography
Shawn Hill,
"Sargent's Sketchy Characters", Bay Windows, June 17, 1999,
reproduced in b/w, Arts section, p. 9
Martin
Birnbaum, John Singer Sargent, January 12, 1856-April 15, 1925; a conversation
piece (New York, NY, 1941), p. 62, repr.
John Singer
Sargent, His Own Work (New York, NY, 1980), in checklist,... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Miss Dorothy Vickers c. 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Remarks:
Formerly identified as a portrait of Izme
Vickers (identified as such in McKibbin, 1956, and
Christie's Sale 5238). For more information see Ormond & Kilmurray,
1998.
Bibliography:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The
early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Mrs. Harry Vane Milbank (nee Alice Sidonie Vandenburg) 1883-1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
From Sothebys
Quoting
Elaine Kilmurray and Richard Ormond:
Mrs. Harry
Vane Milbank, nee Alice Sidonie Vandenburg (d. 1916), daughter of Desire Baruch
of Brussels, was a prominent soical figure on both sides of the Channel. Described
by Mark Milbank in his history of the Milbank family (1966) as of 'almost
legendary beauty,' she was painted... | GA | igrkio |
 | Princess de Beaumont c. 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Bibliography
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The
early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, no. 107.
Christie's Sale Francoise 6142 (May 30, 1986), lot 193.
Van Wyk, Helen, 1975.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John... | GA | igrkio |
 | Study for Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)[1] c.1883 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Madame X
In all of
Sargent's sketches of Madame Pierre Gauteau and it is believed to be over a
dozen total, not one sketch that I've seen shows her engaging us directly. This
was to be a very special portrait from the beginning and what we see here is
Sargent struggling with the idea of her final pose within his general... | GA | igrkio |
 | Study for Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)[2] c. 1883 | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent
