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| Title | : | John Singer Sargent |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.57 (893 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789207486 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
Quite simply, this is a stunner, a book as satisfyingly extravagant as a Sargent portrait." —Christian Science Monitor"John Singer Sargent by Carter Ratcliff is that rare beast, a truly lively, tangy biography of an artist, with layouts and reproductions that do the paintings proud." —Newsday"The spontaneity, elegance, and grace that characterize Sargents work are everywhere evident on these large, luminous pages. The book and its prose shimmer." —The New York Times"Never before have Sargents talents been so gloriously displayed as they are here. A visual delight." —Art and Antiques. in retrospect, has become increasingly golden. "Not just another art history
He learned quickly and by the 1880s had begun the steady climb to fame that ultimately placed him at the center of his world, with a circle of friends and rivals that included Henry James, Claude Monet, and James McNeill Whistler. When Sargent died in 1925, a childhood companion wrote in her memorial that "the summing up of a would-be biographer must, I think be: He painted." It is the strikingly beautiful results of that lifelong devotion to his art that glow throughout the pages of this incomparable book.. It is perhaps the watercolors that are most exciting to
"Disappointed - more than one third is black and white" according to ParkermannDisappointed - more than one third is black and white I am getting to the point I buy art books with extreme caution. If you are like me, and would like to look at the paintings in some detail, this book may be a disappointment to you. I paged through it in growing irritation - like many other art books, this seems to have way too many black and white images, and these will take up a whole page, while the color pictures are the size of a quarter of the page or. Disappointed - more than one third is black and white Parkermann347 I am getting to the point I buy art books with extreme caution. If you are like me, and would like to look at the paintings in some detail, this book may be a disappointment to you. I paged through it in growing irritation - like many other art books, this seems to have way too many black and white images, and these will take up a whole page, while the color pictures are the size of a quarter of the page or. 7. I am getting to the point I buy art books with extreme caution. If you are like me, and would like to look at the paintings in some detail, this book may be a disappointment to you. I paged through it in growing irritation - like many other art books, this seems to have way too many black and white images, and these will take up a whole page, while the color pictures are the size of a quarter of the page or. "sargentolatry" according to Lars Kingbeard. This book is a good career overview of Sargent. It has an abundance of full page reproductions of his works, and shows many which I haven't seen in as much detail elsewhere such as his Boston murals. If you are picky, the reproductions are not the best quality but they are big. (most of them in my copy are good, but there are a few dull / blurry ones.) The text is unusually insightful and engaging.. Each Painting Speaks Volumes sapujo0607 John Singer Sargent's work is amazing. Each painting is a master class in tone, edges, color and drawing. This book is my favorite in comparison to the other published collections of his work. This collection not only has color reproductions but also contains several tonal prints (black and white) which clearly demonstrate his technique of using five major tonal values in his painting and having color fall
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