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John Singer Sargent: His Portrait
John Singer Sargent His Portrait
Author: Stanley Olson
REVIEW: "This exemplary biography is manifestly fascinating." (Baltimore Sun)REVIEW: "[Olson has produced] an absorbing, detailed, comprehensive biography of this intriguing enigma of a man." (Library Journal)REVIEW: "Olson's prose is a rich, almost Jamesian affair, ferociously literate, archly elliptical." (The New York Times)REVIEW: "Stanley O...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312017798
ISBN-10: 0312017790
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Publisher: St Martins Pr
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Excellent book, well written,Life of Sargent from childhood. Family history is accurately told and travels of family in France, Italy. It shows how Sargent develops into an curious, free thinking artists and talks about his friends:Henry James, Mary Cassat, Degas, and how art was sold and gained value in those days. You will recognize famous people he painted. Has colored plates of his art both portraits and landscapes.


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