Portraiture, General & Miscellaneous American Art, Victorian & Edwardian Art, Individual Artists, General & Miscellaneous European Art

Sargent Portrait Drawings: 42 Works

Name: Sargent Portrait Drawings: 42 Works
Author: John Singer Sargent
ISBN: 9780486245249

by John Singer Sargent, Trevor J. Fairbrother, Trevor J. Fairbrother (Introduction)

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Overview

Collection of portraits, selected from public and private holdings by art historian Trevor J. Fairbrother, reveal the technical skill and intuitive eye for which American portrait painter John Singer Sargent is renowned. Drawings in pencil, pastels and charcoal — a lesser-known aspect of Sargent's oeuvre — are shown. List of Plates. Introduction. Captions.

Synopsis

A gallery of superb portraits in pencil, pastels, and charcoal. Virtuoso display of technical skill and intuitive eye of noted American portrait painter.