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![]() | Land And Sea by William Mark Fisher 1871 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Fisher, William Mark | |
Landscape at Polling by Frank Duveneck circa 1876 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Duveneck, Frank | ||
![]() | Lucy Bradley by Ralph Earl 1794 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Earl, Ralph | |
![]() | Madame Paul Poirson by John Singer Sargent 1885 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Sargent, John Singer | ![]()
In 1883
John Singer Sargent rented a studio owned by Paul Poirson. According to family history this portrait of Poirson's wife was done in lieu of a rent payment. Sargent's friendly relationship with the Poirsons made this work more personal than the business
transaction might suggest.
(dia.org7-1-2001)
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![]() | Master Charles William Park by Mather Brown 1785/1790 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Brown, Mather | |
![]() | Moorish Interior by Frederick Arthur Bridgman c. 1875/1879 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Bridgman, Frederick Arthur | |
![]() | Mosquito Nets by John Singer Sargent 1908 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Sargent, John Singer | ![]()
The
painting was done in Valdemosa, Majorca, where they
were spending an autumn. Sargent's older sister Emily, is in the chair (foreground)
reading a book, with their friend Eliza Wedgwood, a member of the famous
porcelain manufacturing family, on the sofa (background), either reading or
writing a letter.
Eliza said
of it, "Sargent painted... |
![]() | Mountain Landscape With Indians by John Mix Stanley 1870/1875 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Stanley, John Mix | |
![]() | Mrs. Allan Shelden by Eastman Johnson 1885 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Johnson, Eastman | |
![]() | Mrs. Benjamin Hallowell by John Singleton Copley 1766/1767 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Copley, John Singleton |
- Detroit Institute of Arts