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 | Mrs. Waldo Story by John Singer Sargent 1883 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer | 
References:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The
early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, no. 104.
Sotheby Parke Bernet, Sale 3749 (Apr. 17,
1975), lot 70.
Illustration:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete... |
 | Madame Belleroche by John Singer Sargent c. 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Sale
Sold at
Sotheby's New York, 30 Nov 05; Session 1, Sale No. N08134, Lot 68; $120,000 USD
(was estimated 80,000—120,000
USD)
Exhibited
London,
England, National Gallery, British Painting Since Whistler, March-August 1940,
no. 574
London,
England, Royal Academy of Arts, 1940
Washington,
D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art; Cleveland, Ohio,... |
 | Madame Roger-Jourdain by John Singer Sargent 1883-1885? Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Mademoiselle Roger-Jourdain
1889
(Daughter to Madame Roger-Jourdain)
From: Sothebys
Madame
Roger-Jourdain is an elegant and sensual watercolor depicting Sargent’s
Parisian friend and neighbour, Henriette Roger-Jourdain, daughter of the artist
Henri Moulignon. She lived with her husband Joseph, also an artist, along... |
 | Portrait of Mrs. Harry Vane Milbank (nee Alice Sidonie Vandenburg) by John Singer Sargent 1883-1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From Sothebys
Quoting
Elaine Kilmurray and Richard Ormond:
Mrs. Harry
Vane Milbank, nee Alice Sidonie Vandenburg (d. 1916), daughter of Desire Baruch
of Brussels, was a prominent soical figure on both sides of the Channel. Described
by Mark Milbank in his history of the Milbank family (1966) as of 'almost
legendary beauty,' she was painted... |
 | Jaques Barenton by John Singer Sargent 1883 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Little is
known about the painting. Apparently the name was taken from the Knoedler
gallery records (one of the owners in the chain of title) which sources the previous owner for the
information.
Exhibited:
New York,
World's Fair, 1940
Literature:
Frederic
Fairchild Sherman, "Some Early Paintings by John S. Sargent," Art in
American... |
 | Study for Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)[1] by John Singer Sargent c.1883 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Madame X
In all of
Sargent's sketches of Madame Pierre Gauteau and it is believed to be over a
dozen total, not one sketch that I've seen shows her engaging us directly. This
was to be a very special portrait from the beginning and what we see here is
Sargent struggling with the idea of her final pose within his general... |
 | Princess de Beaumont by John Singer Sargent c. 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Bibliography
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The
early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, no. 107.
Christie's Sale Francoise 6142 (May 30, 1986), lot 193.
Van Wyk, Helen, 1975.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John... |
 | Landscape View Near Nice by John Singer Sargent c. 1883-1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From: Christies
The
landscape surrounding Nice is one of hills, canyons and rivers. Painted from
1883 to 1884, Landscape View Near Nice depicts a hilly town [I'm not sure it's
a town, but at least a building] and superbly demonstrates John Singer Sargent's
fresh and original approach to plein air painting. A rich mix of color,
textures and... |
 | Francois Flameng and Paul Helleu by John Singer Sargent 1882-85 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
By the time
Sargent painted Francois Flameng (1856-1923) with his friend Paul Helleu
behind, he was an already accomplished French painter. Francois was known for
his genre, scene, and portrait paintings, and later known also for his powerful
illustrations of the Great War.
His father
Leopold was an engraver and so he became exposed to art at a... |
 | Portrait of Frances Mary Vickers by John Singer Sargent 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Frances
Mary Vickers, née Douglas (1841-1904) was the wife of Colonel Thomas
Vickers. They were married in 1860 and would have six children:
Douglas
(1861-1937)
Married
Katherine Cherwynd
(four children)
Marbel Frances (1872-1894)
No children
Clara
Mildred "Mildred" (1865-1952)
Married 1)
Cecil Perry (d. 1901)
Married... |
 | Portrait of Colonel Thomas Vickers by John Singer Sargent 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Portrait of
Colonel Thomas Edward Vickers, C.B., V.D., J.P. (1833-1915).
He became
the principle owner and Director of of the family business, a Sheffield
engineering firm called Vickers, Sons & Co. Ltd.(1) A native son of Sheffield; a prominent
business owner, the town made him Justice of the Peace and Master Cutler in
1872. He also was... |
 | Portrait of Miss Dorothy Vickers by John Singer Sargent c. 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Remarks:
Formerly identified as a portrait of Izme
Vickers (identified as such in McKibbin, 1956, and
Christie's Sale 5238). For more information see Ormond & Kilmurray,
1998.
Bibliography:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The
early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University... |
 | Edward Vickers by John Singer Sargent c. 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Forum
From: Michael Pettibone
<michael.
pettib
one@cccnetwork.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002
Dear
Natasha:
First, let
me congratulate you on your wonderful Sargent
website. It's so informative and
interesting. I've truly enjoyed
exploring it, although I haven't seen everything yet.
Secondly, I
was wondering if you or your... |
 | Mademoiselle Suzanne Poirson by John Singer Sargent c 1884 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Notes:
Bibliography:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings;
volume 1, The early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press,
1998, no. 120.
Sweet,
Frederick A., "Sargent, Whistler, and Mary Cassatt," (a catalogue of
the exhibition The Art Institute of Chicago, Jan. 14 through Feb. 25, 1954... |
 | Mrs. Alice Mason by John Singer Sargent 1885 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Three-quarter-length
portrait of Mrs. Alice Mason (1838-1913) wearing a black dress with white cuffs
and collar and a pearl necklace. She holds a feather fan in her
(SIRIS)
Note:
Exhibitions:
World's
Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, no. 877.
References:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent:... |
 | Pointy (portrait of Louise Burckhardt's dog) by John Singer Sargent 1885 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From Christies
Pointy was
a mongrel owned by John Singer Sargent's close friend Louise Burckhardt. Edward
and Elizabeth Burckhardt, and their two daughters, Louise and Valerie, were
expatriates living in Paris. Sargent painted each member of the Burckhardt
family between 1880-1885, and the present picture was painted from sketches
Sargent made... |
 | Portrait of Alfred Parsons by John Singer Sargent 1885 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Alfred
William Parsons RA (1847-1920) was British landscape painter and illustrator,
born in Somerset raied in London.
He became
very much apart of the close nit artist group at
Broadway, probably through his friendship with Abbey -- they were roomates in London and had studios right next door to each
other. He illustrated for Harper's New... |
 | Millet's Garden by John Singer Sargent 1886 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
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
|
 | A Gust of Wind by John Singer Sargent 1886-87 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
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... |
 | Mrs. Douglas Dick (Isabelle Parrott) by John Singer Sargent 1886 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Brigadier Archibald Campbell Douglas
1886
(husband to Isabelle)
Notes:
Sold
Christie's; 12/3/1993; Lot 46; $772,500
Forum
From:
Kate Burke
Ka te. Bur ke@zen.co.uk
Date:
Fri, 21 Jan 2005
Thanks for
such a fantastic website. I was
searching the internet for my great-great grandparents and found paintings... |
 | Brigadier General Archibald Campbell Douglas by John Singer Sargent 1886 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Mrs. Douglas Dick
(Isabelle Parrott)
1886
(wife to Archibald)
Note:
Offered at
Sotheby's New York, not sold; 5/24/2000; Lot 50; Estimated $450,000-$650,000
Sold at
Spanierman Gallery date unknown
|
 | Portrait of Laurence Millet by John Singer Sargent 1887 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
He was the
son of Francis Davis Millet whom Sargent knew from Broadway. Laurence Millet
(1884-1945) would become an attorney and practiced in New York. He was educated
at Harvard.
John Alfred Parsons
Millet
1892
(brother to
Laurence Millet)
Notes:
See letter
from Laurence Millet's Grandson:
David
Laurence... |
 | Portrait of Sally Fairchild by John Singer Sargent c. 1885-1887 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Notes:
References:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The early
portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, no. 202.; McKibbin, David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.
Illustration:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent:... |
 | Portrait of Caspar Goodrich by John Singer Sargent 1887 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From: Christie's
While all
of Newport angled for a meeting with the great European-bred artist, Sargent
resided comfortably with his old friends, Admiral and Mrs. Caspar Goodrich,
parents of the young sitter. Charles Merrill Mount describes Sargent's arrival
in the United States: "He arrived at Torpedo Station huge and dominant,
smiling and... |
 | The Sons of Mrs. Malcolm Forbes by John Singer Sargent 1887-1888 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
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,"... |
 | By the River by John Singer Sargent 1888 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Notes:
Special
thanks to Andy Holzopfel, of Baltimore, for letting
me know about this painting and being a friend of the JSS Gallery. See some of Andy Holzopfel's
paintings.
Exhibitions
Sargent's
Women, Adelson Galleries, New York, 2003
|
 | George Henschel by John Singer Sargent Oil on canvas Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
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... |
 | Cicely Horner by John Singer Sargent c. 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
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... |
 | Javanese Dancer by John Singer Sargent 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
The
Javanese dancers had come to the Paris to perform in the colonial section of
the Paris Exposition Universal of 1889. They were so popular that they remained
for a time performing in theaters
and became part of cosmopolitan chic that was prevalent in the wake of the
Exposition.
Sargent,
not one to pass up an opportunity to paint exotic... |
 | A Javanese Dancer by John Singer Sargent 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
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
|
 | A Portrait of Violet by John Singer Sargent 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
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
|
 | Polly Barnard (A.K.A Girl in White Muslin) by John Singer Sargent 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose
1885-86
(Polly Barnard with her sister years earlier)
Portrait of Dorothy Barnard
1889
(sister to Polly Barnard)
Mrs. Frederick Barnard
1885
(mother to Polly Barnard)
|
 | Alma Strettell (or "Stretell") by John Singer Sargent c. 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
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,... |
 | Clementina Anstruther-Thomson by John Singer Sargent 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
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... |
 | Portrait of Miss Clementina by John Singer Sargent 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
This
painting is seen as a study for the more finished portrait three-quarters
length.
Miss
Clementina was a friend of Vernon Lee.
Clementina Anstruther-Thomson
1889
Note:
Sold
Sothebys; 11/29/1995; Lot 38; $40,250
Bibliography:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete... |
 | Sunset at Cairo by John Singer Sargent 1891 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Notes:
The
painting last sold through A.J. Kollar Fine Paintings -- per private
correspondence with Colleen Zorn, of A.J. Kollar Fine Paintings, Tue, 26 Oct
2004
A.J. Kollar
Fine Paintings, 1421 East Aloha Street, Seattle, Washington USA 98112
Tel :
(206) 323-2156
Fax: (206)
323-1835
Email:
(co ll... |
 | Constantinople by John Singer Sargent 1891 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Don't foget
this painting is only five inches high.
And
center-right, through the masts of the finsihing boats is the Hagia Sophia:
See photos of Hogia
Sophia (Santa Sofia)
|
 | La Carmencita (2) by John Singer Sargent 1890 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
La Carmencita
1890
Notes:
See the
year in review 1890
Forum:
From: Benjamin
<achi eveab ilities@sbcglobal.net>
Date: December 23, 2003
Hi Natasha,
First of
all, I have been a frequent visitor of your site for some time now-if only one
museum can hold all the Sargent paintings that are on... |
 | Julian Alden Weir by John Singer Sargent 1890 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
J. Alden Weir with Sargent at Weir's farm Ridgefield, Connecticut
maybe 1919
Notes:
Special
thanks to Jim Perry, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending me the image of
Sargent's painting.
From: Jim Perry
nomads 85
750@earthlink.net
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005
One of my
hobbies is a large database I've created with... |
 | Mrs. Augustus Hemenway by John Singer Sargent 1890 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Waist-length
portrait of Mrs. Augustus Hemenway nee Harriet Dexter Lawrence (1858-1960)
wearing a black dress and holding a white flower.
(SIRIS)
Note:
Bibliography:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings;
volume 2, Portraits of the 1890s," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press,
2002, no.... |
 | Miss Eleanor Brooks (Mrs. Richard Middlecott Saltonstall) by John Singer Sargent 1890 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Miss
Eleanor Brooks was painted in 1890
in West
Medford, Massachusetts. At this time Sargent also painted a bust length
likeness of Eleanor’s father Peter Chardon Brooks, and a large seated
portrait of Eleanor’s mother Sarah (both in private collections). Sargent
may have known members of the Brooks family prior to receiving... |
 | Portrait of Benjamin Kissam by John Singer Sargent 1890 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From: Barridoff
Galleries
Estimate:
$40000/60000
This
portrait, which was shown at the Sargent Loan
Exhibition at Copley Hall in Boston 1899 will be
included in the forthcoming Volume II of the catalogue raisonné
by Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray in
collaboration with Warren Adelson and Elizabeth Oustinoff. It has descended in the family... |
 | Beatrice Goelet by John Singer Sargent 1890 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Note:
References:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings;
volume 2, Portraits of the 1890s," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press,
2002, no. 239.
McKibbin,
David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.
Illustration:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer... |
 | Cottage at Fairford, Gloucestershire by John Singer Sargent 1892 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From: Adelson
Galleries
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002
Margaret
Stickney, wife of the American artist William Sargeant
Kendall and herself a weekend painter, was working on a watercolor outdoors in Fairford, Gloucestershire in 1892. According to the family
lore, John Singer Sargent attempted to instruct Ms.
Stickney. He took the watercolor from... |
 | A Country Road in Winter by John Singer Sargent 1892 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Charles
Merrill Mount dated this painting and thinks it probably was done at Fairford
Note:
Sold at
Christie's New York 11/29/2000; Lot 51; $415,000
|
 | Portrait of Major George Conrad Roller by John Singer Sargent c. 1892? Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Prophets:
Zephaniah, Joel, Obadiah, Hosea
(on West Wall)
Boston Public
Library Mural
Sargent
enlisted the help of a number of his friends to model for head studies for the
Boston mural -- Frieze of Prophets. It was a fun thing for him to put the
likeness of his friends in the murals. He had done it when he was painting... |
 | Portrait of Louis Alexander Fagan by John Singer Sargent 1893 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Louis
Alexander Fagan (1846-1903) became chief assistant to the department of Prints
and Drawings at the British Museum under George William Reid and Sir Cidney
Colvin respectively. He was hired in June 1869 by Sir Anthony Panizzi, the
Chief Librarian of the British Museum Library and during his twenty-five year
professional career he wrote... |
 | Mrs. William Russell Cooke by John Singer Sargent 1895 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Waist-length
portrait of Mrs. William Russell Cooke (1856-1914) standing before a crimson
red backdrop with her hands folded. She wears a black dress with white lace
collar, pendant, bracelet, and ring.
(SIRIS)
Note:
References:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 2, Portraits of... |
 | Mrs. Carl Meyer and her Children by John Singer Sargent 1896 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Originally
titled: Portrait of Mrs Carl Meyer (1)
"Adele
Meyer was the daughter of Julius Levis. She married in 1883 Carl Meyer
(1851-1922), a Jewish banker, who was born in Hamburg but who became a
naturalized British subject in 1877, and who was created a baronet in 1910. The
Meyers' two children were Frank, who was born in 1886 and who... |
 | Countess Laura Spinola Nunez del Castillo by John Singer Sargent 1896 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From: Wendy & Gordon Hawksley
gw @ wha wksley. fsnet.co. uk
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002
This
painting is said to have been a wedding present from JSS to his childhood friend,
Benjamin del Castillo.
From: Wilfredo
Fernandez
W Fe rn andez@miami-airport.com
Date: Dec 19, 2005
I am a
member of the family of Benjamin Nunez del... |
 | Portrait of Sir George Lewis by John Singer Sargent 1896 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Every
generation has one: cocky, powerful, brutally effective. They appear on
everyone's "A" list for solicitors. Sir George Lewis was at the top of everyone's "dream
team". He was the most preeminent solicitor in London and was Sargent's
solicitor.
George's
second wife was Lady Lewis (nee Elizabeth Eberstadt) whom John painted in 1892.
... |
 | Colorful Pavements, Sicily by John Singer Sargent Watercolor Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Sargent's
interest in the beautiful pavement of Italy is really quite fascinating.
Although this particular watercolor is not dated (by the source I had) he was
in Sicily to see the Cathedral in Palermo (according to Olson) in 1897. The
following year (1898) when he went to Venice, he painted the remarkable work
titled "The Pavement" at the... |
 | Loch Moidart, Invernesshire by John Singer Sargent 1897 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Interior of Dodge's Palace by John Singer Sargent 1898 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
This is of
the Sala del Maggiore Consiglio -- a
huge room measuring some 50 meters long (164 feet) located in the
Palazzo Ducale. It was in this room that they would elect the Doge and its
government by the Maggior Consiglio.
Photo Palazzo
Ducale Interior
Palazzo Ducale
(Dodge's Palace)
The... |
 | Venetian Interior Pavement by John Singer Sargent 1898? Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
This
painting signed, John Singer Sargent in the lower right (which you can't see
here) was recently offered for sale
at EBay. Accompanying the photos (and there were others) was documentation of a
scientific test which dated the painting before Sargent's death.
Q. What an
interesting mystery, would you please comment on this painting.... |
 | Portrait of the Hon Charles Alfred Lister "Mug" by John Singer Sargent 1899 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
The Hon. Charles Alfred Lister, son of Lord
Ribblesdale whom Sargent painted in 1902. The drawing was reproduced as the
frontispiece of the book which Ribblesdale later wrote as a memorial after
Charles was killed in World War I: "Charles Lister: Letters and
Recollections with a Memoir by his Father" (1917).
On the
tissue guard covering the... |
 | Hon. Victoria Stanley by John Singer Sargent 1899 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Notes:
The SIRIS
listing has the painting owned by Derby, Lord, Knowsley, England, with
reference to McKibbin, David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston, Museum of
Fine Arts, 1956.
Special
thanks to Matt Davies, of Kansas City, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending
me a note regarding this image.
|
 | Gondolas on the Water by John Singer Sargent 1899 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From: Owner (file 9-15-2003)
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003
This was
painted with astonishingly vigorous brush. Signed lower left in brown by the
artist.
J.S.S.,
unfettered by the demand for likeness took many trips to Venice, where he
painted to please himself. Most all of his Venetian works were in watercolour, this is
a very rare painting.
The... |
 | Elizabeth Garrett Anderson by John Singer Sargent 1900 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Note:
References:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings;
volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press,
2003, no. 384.
McKibbin,
David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.
Illustration:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer... |
 | Charlotte Cram by John Singer Sargent 1900 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Description:
Portrait of
Charlotte Cram (1893-1971) as a child seated with her hands folded on the arm
of the chair. She wears a white dress with yellow sash and a yellow bow in her
hair.
She later
married Robert Ludlow Fowler, Jr.
(SIRIS)
Note:
Exhibitions:
National
Academy of Design Eighty Third Annual Exhibition,... |
 | The Honourable Mrs. Charles Russell by John Singer Sargent 1900 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Adah
Russell (nee Williams)
For
write-up on this painting see the Essay and image: Copy of Mrs. Charles
Russell, in Madrid
Notes:
Bibliography:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings;
volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press,
2003, no. 382.
McKibbin,
David,... |
 | Mrs. Cazalet and Children Edward and Victor by John Singer Sargent 1900-1901 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
The
painting was shown at the Royal Academy in 1901.
Harry Furniss
Illustrator
"The Lady
Ventriloquist"
The Sketch
magazine
May 8, 1901
"Rough
Jottings at the Royal Academy"
Notes:
As of
8/9/2002, the painting was offered for sale at Berry-Hill Galleries
Special
thanks to Matt Davies, of Kansas City, a... |
 | Venice, View from the Bacino by John Singer Sargent 1900 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Notes:
As of 8/9/2002, the painting was offered for sale at Mark
Borghi Fine Art Inc
The dating is a little odd to me. At least to me, it seems
the painting would be more in line with his earlier venice work. I guess the
dedication (what ever it is I can't read) has helped peg the date.
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 | Edith French by John Singer Sargent c.1901 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
The general consensus is that she was a model in Sargent's
studio around 1901 and that Julie Heynman, a student of Sargent at the time,
was also the first owner of this painting (McKibbin Papers, quoted in Ormond
and Kilmurray, the Late r Portraits: The Undated portraits p.3)
Notes:
As of 7/17/2004 the painting was offered for sale... |
 | A Torrent in Norway by John Singer Sargent 1901 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Note:
Spanierman
Gallery does not date the work. It, however, falls in line with other work done
in Norway in 1901.
Sold at Spanierman Gallery date unknown
|
 | Winifred, Duchess of Portland (Winifred Dallas-Yorke) by John Singer Sargent 1902 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Description:
Full-length
standing portrait of the Duchess of Portland (1863-1954) leaning against a
white marble mantlepiece. She wears a white satin gown with a standing collar and
a red velvet cloak. Strands of pearls festoon across her corsage from a pearl
brooch. She wears bracelets and rings and holds a book in her left... |
 | Portrait of Marion Roller Also entitled Madge Roller (Marian) by John Singer Sargent 1893 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Madge, is
the daughter of Nattie and Harold Roller.
From: Michael Roller
ro lle rs@ukgateway.net
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004
I had an
interesting e-mail a while ago from someone called Tony Hirtenstein,
who is Netty Huxley's great grandson! He had come
across my my e-mail address at the [Mrs. Frederick
William... |
 | Portrait of Mrs. Charles B Alexander by John Singer Sargent 1902 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Description:
Three-quarter-length
seated portrait of Mrs. Charles Beatty Alexander (nee Harriet Crocker
1859-1935) wearing a white satin gown with gold embellishments and a white boa.
She wears a pearl necklace and is holding a fan in her right hand.
(SIRIS)
Note:
Exhibitions:
Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts One... |
 | George Frederick McCorquodale by John Singer Sargent 1902 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
George
Frederick McCorquodale (1853-1936) wearing a black velvet coat.
Note:
References:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings;
volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press,
2003, no. 430.
McKibbin,
David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts,... |
 | Small Channel in Venice by John Singer Sargent c. 1902 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Side Canal in Venice
1902
Watercolor on paper
Notes:
Special
thanks to Michele Lener, of Italy, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending me
a link to this image.
Exhibitions
Sargent and
Italy, 2002-2003
|
 | Side Canal in Venice by John Singer Sargent 1902 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Photos of Side Canals
Sargent did
numerous paintings of side canals over the course of his verious trips. This
one we see is done in a gondola, as many of them were. A stone bridge is in the
distance and such a delightful sense of the shimmering water.
Note:
Sold at Sotherbys, 20-May-1998; lot
29
|
 | Boats at Dock by John Singer Sargent c. 1902 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Note:
The
painting reportedly came with provenance and had been authenticated. Offered
for sale at E-bay; 4/10/01; Parkway Antiques, Los Angeles; (626-584-5868)
|
 | Venice (1) by John Singer Sargent 1902+? Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
The view is
looking north down the Piazzetta with the corner of the Libreria on the left
and the dome of the Basilica San Marco
in the distance. The column in the middle would be St Theodor on his
crocodile.
In July,
1902, the campanile (the tower that had always been behind the Libreria)
collapsed changing the visual landscape of... |
 | The Libreria by John Singer Sargent c. 1902-12 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
More on the
Libreria see:
The Piazzetta,
Venice
c.1904
Watercolor on paper
Notes:
Special
thanks to Michele Lener, of Italy, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending me
a link to this image.
Exhibitions
Sargent and
Italy, 2002-2003
|
 | Oxen on the Beach at Baia (Bay at Naples) by John Singer Sargent 1902 or 1908 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Notes:
Saw this
dated 1902 by Spanierman Gallery as well as 1908 by Findlay Jr. Inc.
gallery. The "bay at Naples" was off the title at the David Findlay
Jr. Inc. gallery
Provenance
1988-1996
Private collection
1946-1988
Private collection,
Chicago, IL
1946
Jack Shore,
... |
 | Facade of a Palazzo, Girgente, Sicily by John Singer Sargent 1902 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Note
Sold
Christie's New York : May 26, 1999; Lot 15; 79,500
US$
As of Jan
15, 2003, I saw the image at artnet.com showing the painting sold through Keny Galleries
|
 | Mrs. William Crowninshield Endicott Jr. by John Singer Sargent 1903 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From Sothebys:
Marie
Louise 'Lulu' Thoron (1864-1958) was the daughter of Joseph and Anna Barker
Ward Thoron. In 1889 she married William Crowninshield Endicott, Jr. . . .
Mr. and Mrs.
Endicott, Jr. resided with his parents, dividing their time between the family
home in Boston and the Peabody family farm, Glen Magna Farms, . . .
One... |
 | Peter A. B. Widener by John Singer Sargent 1903 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From: Philip Resheph
philip. re s heph@btinternet.com
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005
[A] black and white image of Peter A. B.
Widener is reproduced in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's new book (which I
have just bought) on Italian Paintings in the Johnson Collection 1250-1450 on
page 2 (fig. 3).
(Editor's Note - I've been able to find a
color... |
 | Fortress, Roads and Rocks by John Singer Sargent 1903 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Note:
Exhibited
London,
Royal Academy, Winter Exhibition of Works by the Late John Singer Sargent,
R.A., 1926.
Sale
Offered but
not sold at Christies, New York, Dec 01, 2005; Sale Number 1578, Lot 52;
Estimate 62,000 - 80,000 USD
|
 | A Spanish Barracks by John Singer Sargent c.1901 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From: Sothebys
A letter
from David McKibbin dated September 1966 (from the Library of the Boston
Athenaeum) to Mr. Fraad notes, "Your Spanish Barracks which was given to
Dr. Playfair in 1906 was I think painted in 1903 when Sargent was at Santiago
de Compostela, for the scene is the Hospital Real there, where a whole series
of soldiers... |
 | Scuola di San Rocco by John Singer Sargent 1903 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
The
watercolor appears to be the canal side of San Rocco
Campo Behind the
Scuola di San Racco, Venice
c. 1880-82
Campo di San Rocco
Photo
Notes:
Exhibitions
Sargent and
Italy, 2002-2003
Forum
From: Craig Appel
<ab te knik@comcast.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003
I think the
canal depicted must... |
 | Venice: the prisons by John Singer Sargent c. 1903 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
The old
prison is to the right. On the left is the front of Palazzo Ducale. Connecting
the two buildings is the infamous Bridge of Sighs.
Bridge of
Sighs
1904
Watercolor on paper
Notes:
Special
thanks to Michele Lener, of Italy, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending me
a link to this image. ... |
 | Boats, Venice by John Singer Sargent 1903 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From Christies
. . . The present work is dominated by
three main aspects. The first is a line down the center of the work, defined
chiefly by the prow of the near boat and its reflection. The other two consist of
mirror-image diagonals that intersect at this vertical center line; at the
bottom of the work the anchor line meets the seam... |
 | Venice, sailing boat by John Singer Sargent c. 1903 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Notes:
Special
thanks to Michele Lener, of Italy, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending me
a link to this image.
Exhibitions
Sargent and
Italy, 2002-2003
|
 | Eva Wertheimer/Antonio Mancini by John Singer Sargent 1904 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Antonio Mancini
c 1898
Note:
Offered
Sotheby's; 3/11/92; Lot 51; $20,000-$30,000
Sold
Sotheby's; 5/24/90; Lot 131; $44,000
Forum
From: eva wertheimer
<eva idawerth eimer@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004
I'm so
thrilled and moved at finding this. I am from Holland.
I don't
know if I am related.
A few... |
 | Bed of a mountain torrent in Tirolo by John Singer Sargent c. 1904 - 07 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Notes:
Special
thanks to Michele Lener, of Italy, a friend of the
JSS Gallery, for sending me a link to this image.
Exhibitions
Sargent
and Italy, 2002-2003
|
 | Sketching on the Giudecca, Venice by John Singer Sargent c. 1904 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
The Canal
della Giudecca is the wide channel of water south of the main grouping of
islands and north of the long La Giudecca island at the bottom of the map.
In a Gondola (Jane de Glehn)
1904
To find his
scenes in and around Venice, Sargent often paints directly from gondolas taking
a page right out of Claude... |
 | Palazzo Grimani by John Singer Sargent c. 1904 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Notes:
Special
thanks to Michele Lener, of Italy, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending me
a link to this image.
Exhibitions
Sargent and
Italy, 2002-2003
|
 | Portrait of William Thorne by John Singer Sargent 1905 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Notes
Exhibited:
New York,
National Academy of Design, Eighty-Second Annual Exhibition, March-April 1906,
no. 290
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, The Eleventh Annual Exhibition, April-June 1907, no. 407
Washington,
D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, First Annual Exhibition, Oil Paintings by
Contemporary American Artists, February-March 1907, no.... |
 | Lord Airedale, Sir James Kitson by John Singer Sargent 1905 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From Artnet.com
Sir James
Kitson, Lord Airedale, was one of the most influential men in Britain and a
driving force in the evolution of the Industrial Revolution. . . .
Director of
the North Eastern Railway, President of the Iron and Steel Institute, Chairman
of the Yorkshire Banking Company, a Member of Parliament and of the Institute
of... |
 | Mme. Eugenia Errazuriz by John Singer Sargent c. 1905 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Mrs. Ernest G. Raphael (Flora Cecilia Sassoon) by John Singer Sargent 1905 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
From: Sothebys
The present
work depicts Flora Cecilia Sassoon, the daughter of Kate Ezekiel and Reuben
Sassoon who married Ernest Raphael, a London financier, in May 1893. It is one of
three portraits of the Raphael family Sargent painted between 1904 and 1906.
Each depicts the wife of one of the Raphael cousins,
descendants
of Mr. R.... |
 | Landscape in Oxfordshire by John Singer Sargent 1905 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Duke of Marlborough Family
(9th Duke)
1905
Duke of Malborough collection,
Blenheim Palace
Oxfordshire, England
Oil on canvas
332.7 x 238.8 cm (131 x 94 in.)
Note:
Spanierman
Gallery does not date the work. He was, however, in Oxfordshire to paint the
Duke of Marlborough Family in... |
 | Miss Eden by John Singer Sargent 1905 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Natasha:
The
painting that I would like to see added to your wonderful website is "Miss
Eden" painted in 1905. This painting was included in the last 1999 Sargent
Show at The National gallery of Art. It is unusual because it is a watercolor
done in the formal style of his oils, perhaps the only one he ever did in this
style.
Regards,
Jack... |
 | The Lake of Tiberias by John Singer Sargent 1905 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Note:
Special
thanks to Shannon Richardson for a link to Mark Borghi Fine Art Inc which
contained (Literature, Exhibitions and Provenance)
Literature
W. Adelson,
text, John Singer Sargent, His Own Work, New York, 1980,
n.p.,
recorded
Exhibitions
New York,
M. Knoedler & Co., Watercolors by Sargent and Brabazon,
1941, no.... |
 | David in Saul's Camp by John Singer Sargent 1905 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Reclining figures David in Saul's Camp
Date?
Charcoal on paper
This
painting goes along with the drawing at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Neither one date either work, though I wonder if maybe he might have done this on
his second trip to the middle east in 1905-06?
Notes:
Sold at
Christies, Mar 04, 2003; Lot... |
 | Egyptian Water Jars by John Singer Sargent 1905 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Note:
Undated
painting, I have included it in 1905 which falls in line with his trip to that
part of the world.
This work
will be included in the forthcoming John Singer Sargent catalogue
raisonné by Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, in collaboration with
Warren Adelson and Elizabeth Oustinoff.
Bibliography
W.H.
Downes, J.S. Sargent,... |
 | Mrs. William George Raphael by John Singer Sargent 1906 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Three-quarter-length
seated portrait of Mrs. William George Raphael (1871-1925) leaning with her
right elbow resting on the arm of the chair in which she sits. With her right
hand she fingers a turquoise and diamond necklace. She wears a white chiffon gown.
Books are on a small round table at left.
(SIRIS)
Note:
Bibliography: ... |
 | Portrait drawing ("Mug") of Mrs. George Swinton by John Singer Sargent 1906 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
John had
painted Elsie Swinton (Mrs. George Swinton) in 1897. Elsie had married Captan
George Swinton two years previous ('95). The Swintons were friends with a
number of painters including Sargent. Others of note were William Orpen -- who did a family portrait for the
Swintons, and Walter Richard Sickert.
(1)
Sargent was
an... |
 | Maud Coats by John Singer Sargent 1906 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Sargent, John Singer |
Maud Glen
Coats, Duchess of Wellington (d. 1946).
Note:
References:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings;
volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press,
2003, no. 514.
McKibbin,
David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.
Illustration: ... |
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