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-- Published to accompany a major 1999 exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston -- Sargent's first major retrospective since the memorial exhibitions held after his death in 1925. -- Over 40 full-color and black-and- white illustrations celebrate the artist's sublime portraits as well as his lesser known landscapes, figure subjects, watercolors, and murals. -- Dr. Elizabeth Prettejohn, author of STC's Rossetti and his Circle, provides a concise narrative examining Sargent's early education in France and the impact of his portraiture style on two continents, including a comparison of his celebrity status in life with the diminished reputation following his death, and the revival now underway.
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Interpreting Sargent, Elizabeth Prettejohn
- Language
- Released
- 1998
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Interpreting Sargent
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Elizabeth Prettejohn
- Publisher
- Tate Publishing
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 80
- ISBN10
- 1854372491
- ISBN13
- 9781854372499
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Historical Themes, Art, USA, 20th century, American Literature, Art History & Criticism, England, History of Art
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- -- Published to accompany a major 1999 exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston -- Sargent's first major retrospective since the memorial exhibitions held after his death in 1925. -- Over 40 full-color and black-and- white illustrations celebrate the artist's sublime portraits as well as his lesser known landscapes, figure subjects, watercolors, and murals. -- Dr. Elizabeth Prettejohn, author of STC's Rossetti and his Circle, provides a concise narrative examining Sargent's early education in France and the impact of his portraiture style on two continents, including a comparison of his celebrity status in life with the diminished reputation following his death, and the revival now underway.