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 | Dorothy Barnard (1) 1885-6 | 
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose
1885-86
Portrait of Dorothy Barnard
1889
(3-4 years later)
Polly Barnard
(A.K.A Girl in White Muslin)
1889
(3-4 years later)
Exhibitions
1916, Royal
Society of Portrait Painters, hosted at the Grafton Galleries, London. Opened
June, 1916.
John... | GA | igrkio |
 | Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose 1885-1886 |
Conceived
under the most unusual of circumstances, and nurtured in a remarkable setting
at Broadway, this painting is overwhelmingly held out by the public -- then as
well as today -- to be the most favored painting of all his work. It is
universally believed to be one of his masterpieces. Carnation, Lily, Lily,
Rose, the title lifted from the... | GA | igrkio |
 | Self-Portrait in Profile Graphite c. 1885-1890 |
Notes:
Bibliography
Exhibition
of Drawings by John Singer Sargent, exh. cat., Grand Central Art Galleries (New
York NY, 1928), repr.
David
McKibbin, Sargent's Boston, exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA, 1956),
p. 122, Check List of Sargent's Portraits
Trevor
Fairbrother, Sargent Portrait Drawings: 42 Works by John Singer Sargent... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Mrs. Robert Harrison (nee Helen Smith) 1886 |
From: Tate Gallery
Heather Birchall; December 2001
. . . [Sargent] may have been introduced to the cousins Robert and
Peter Harrison by Alma Strettell. The future wife of
Peter Harrison, Strettel was a close friend of Sargent and, in 1877, he had
illustrated her book, Spanish and Italian Folk Songs. Mrs
Robert Harrison, née Helen Smith... | GA | igrkio |
 | Sir Edmund Gosse 1886 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. |
Sir Edmund Gosse, knighted much later in life (1849-1928), Poet and
writer; son of Philip Henry Gosse. He was born Sept. 21, 1849, London, Eng. and
died May 16, 1928, London.
He was an
English translator, literary historian, and critic who introduced the work of Henrik Ibsen and other continental European writers to
English readers.
Gosse... | GA | igrkio |
 | Millet's Garden 1886 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Russell House
1887
(The Millet's house
at Broadway)
Exhibitions
John Singer
Sargent, An Exhibition -- Whitney Museum, NY & The Art Institute of Chicago
1986-1987
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 | Portrait of Jacques-Emile Blanche c. 1886 |
From: Tate Gallery
Blanche
[1861-1942] is best known for his portraits of eminent writers, artists and
musicians. He lived near Dieppe and made frequent visits to England, where he
was a well-known figure in artistic and society circles. . .
(From the
display caption August 1993)
(Tate
Gallery)
From: 1911 Encyclopedia
BLANCHE,
JACQUES... | GA | igrkio |
 | A Gust of Wind 1886-87 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
The woman
featured in A Gust of Wind is Judith Gautier who wrote a favourable article on
Madame X. Reportedly she was a mistress of the composer Richard Wagner.
Melle Judith
Gautier à la Fourberie
1883-1885
Judith Gautier
1885
Notes:
Exhibitions
Sargent's
Women, Adelson Galleries, New... | GA | igrkio |
 | Dr. FitzWilliam Sargent 1886 |
The
artist's Father.
Mrs FritzWilliam Sargent (nee Mary Newbold Singer)
1887
(wife to Dr. FitzWilliam Sargent)
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 | Mrs. Cecil Wade (Frances Frew Wade) 1886 |
From the Neson Atkins:
Mrs. Cecil
Wade was among the first significant commissions that Sargent
received after his move to London. The painting forms a fascinating pendant to
Madame X. Both paintings stress the hourglass silhouette of the female figure
and the dramatic and elegant profile of the head. Madame X, however, seems
corrupt and jaded,... | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent
