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 | 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 |
 | Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (sketch) 1889 | GA | igrkio | |
 | Mrs. J. W. Comyns Carr c. 1889 |
Joseph
Williams Comyns Carr (1849-1916), her husband, was an
art critic and theatre manager.
Notes:
Exhibitions
Sargent's
Women, Adelson Galleries, New York, 2003
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 | George Henschel Oil on canvas Private Collection Unknown, USA |
When John
painted him, Henschel was directing the London Symphony Concerts and was very
much apart of that circle of artist in London.
From: Morrison Foundation.org
Sir George
(Isidor Georg) Henschel (b. Feb. 18, 1850; d. Sept. 10, 1934), was a celebrated
singer, composer and conductor. He entered the Leipzig Conservatory in 1867 and
studied... | GA | igrkio |
 | Mrs. Edmond Kelly (nee Fannie Bartow) 1899 | 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 |
 | Portrait of Claude Monet 1889 National Academy of Design New York, NY |
Though Sargent's work was increasingly more and more about
portraits, diverging substantially from the work Monet was doing, the two men
retained a very close friendship.
A wounderful account of this was written by Martin Birnbaum called "John Singer Sargent,
A Conversation Piece." Many years later (maybe around 1901 when there was
a lot of... | GA | igrkio |
 | Painting of Gabriel Faure 1889 |
French
composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) is widely regarded as the greatest
master of French song. Sargent met Fauré in Paris when he was living
there and studying. He fell in love with his work and would be a big supporter
of Fauré most of his life.
Gabriel
Fauré (graphite)
1896
Gabriel Faure... | GA | igrkio |
 | Mademoiselle Roger-Jourdain 1889 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Williamstown, MA |
Notes:
Special
thanks to Andy Yelenak, an artist himself and a
contributing friend of the JSS Gallery, for taking this picture to share with
us.
Bibliography:
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, collection checklist, 1972.
McKibbin,
David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston: Museum
of Fine Arts, 1956.
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine... | 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 |
- John Singer Sargent
