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Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (sketch) 1889 | GA | igrkio | ||
Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth 1889 |
Probably
the closest Sargent ever got to the Pre-Raphael
Brotherhood was with his paintings of the famous actress, Dame Ellen Terry
(1847–1928) as Lady Macbeth after the first performance in the role; and
yet this is not at all an allegorical painting, just a straight portrait of the
actress in costume playing Lady Macbeth. Still, the tone, the... | GA | igrkio | |
Clementina Anstruther-Thomson 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Description:
Three-quarter-length
portrait of Clementina Anstruther-Thomson (1857-1921) standing outdoors. She
wears a walking suit and hat. Her hands hold her coat at her chest.
Portrait of Miss Clementina
1889
Note:
Bibliography:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete... | GA | igrkio | |
Cicely Horner c. 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
From: Bonhams & Butterfield
A letter
dated 1924, relating to the provenance of this painting accompanies the lot. It
states in part: The Sargent picture "Lady Horner's Daughter" was
painted by Sargent at least fifteen years ago. It came through Mrs. C. Lewis
Hind of London direct from the family, within the last three years./Mrs. Hind
took... | GA | igrkio | |
Charles Stuart Forbes c. 1889 |
American
born artist who studied with Sargent in Paris and fellow colleague. He was one
of four artists that painted Robert Browning in 1881 at Browning son's Palazzo
Rezzonico in Venice along with Ralph Curtis and others.
Notes:
Exhibitions
John Singer
Sargent, An Exhibition -- Whitney Museum, NY & The Art Institute of... | GA | igrkio | |
Autumn on the River (Miss Violet Sargent) 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | ||
Alma Strettell (or "Stretell") c. 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Alma Strettell, later Alma Strettell
Harrison 1856-1939
Poet and
writer, she was intensly interested in folk music and
wrote or co-wrote:
Spanish and
Italian Folk-Songs; London, 1887
Legends
from River and Mountain; Carmen Sylva (H. M. Queen of Roumania)
and Alma Strettell, Illustrated by T. H. Robinson,
George Allen, London, 1896,... | GA | igrkio | |
A Portrait of Violet 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Possibly it
was Violet again that inspired Sargent sketch below:
Woman Sketch
Date?
Violet
1881
Notes:
Exhibitions
Sargent's
Women, Adelson Galleries, New York,
2003
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A Javanese Girl at Her Toilet 1889 | GA | igrkio | ||
A Javanese Dancer 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Notes:
Exhibitions
Sargent's
Women, Adelson Galleries, New York, 2003
Bibliography:
Mount,
Charles Merrill, "John Singer Sargent: a
biography," London: Cresset Press, 1957.
Catalogue
JSS: 20055
SIRIS IAP:
81710128
CMM: K8911
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- John Singer Sargent