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Robert Louis Stevenson 1887 Taft Museum of Art Cincinnati, OH |
This last
of the three portraits of Robert Louis Stevenson by Sargent was commissioned by
the Boston banker Charles Fairchild as a gift for his wife Elizabeth Nelson
Fairchild.
Robert Louis
Stevenson and His Wife
1885
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Ruth Sears Bacon 1887 |
From: a great grandson
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002
"Ruth
Sears Bacon was my great-grandmother. By the time I knew "Gagy" she was about 95 years old (she died when she
was 102). Family lore has an interesting story around that picture. Apparently
she was a willful little girl, and disappeared somewhere off to play when she
was supposed to be... | GA | igrkio | |
Spanish Madonna 1887 | GA | igrkio | ||
St Martins Summer 1888 | GA | igrkio | ||
St. Teresa of Avila 1887 | GA | igrkio | ||
The Birthday (Fete Familiale) 1887 Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis, MN |
From: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
[This]
depicts the family of the well-known French artists Albert Besnard (1849-1934)
and his wife Charlotte Dubray (1855-1931), whom Sargent had befriended by 1883.
(Minneapolis
Institute of Arts)
Paul Albert Besnard
Madame Besnard
1884
Notes:
Exhibitions
John Singer
Sargent, An... | GA | igrkio | |
The Late Major E C Harrison as a Boy 1887 |
Although
the Fogg doesn't date the work, the very unusual nature of the painting with
the heavy halo effect may put in
line with some of the drawings he did for Alma Strettell's book Spanish and
Italian Folk Songs
Spanish Madonna
1887
Bibliography
John Singer
Sargent, His Own Work (New York, NY, 1980), in checklist,... | GA | igrkio | |
The Sons of Mrs. Malcolm Forbes 1887-1888 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Brothers
from left to right: Henry Forbes (b. 1882) and Gerrit Forbes (1880-ca.
1965)
Notes:
Image taken
from Dovercards, however documentation and dating from The Smithsonian
Catalogue of Works
Bibilography:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete
paintings; volume 1, The early
portraits,"... | GA | igrkio | |
Two Women Asleep in a Punt under the Willows 1887 | GA | igrkio | ||
Under the Willows 1887 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent