Sargent
Subtitle: the watercolours
By: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray
Contributors: Kilmurray, Elaine, author; Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925; Dulwich Picture Gallery
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781911282075; 9781898519355
Subjects: Painting; Exhibitions; Watercolor painting
Description: John Singer Sargent's work in watercolor was unorthodox. He overturned traditional contemporary compositional standards and avoided the obviously picturesque, developing an audacious and sophisticated technique, an expression of his personal modern aesthetic. He ignored the celebrated panoramas of Venice and the traditional description of landscape; instead his watercolors challenged the viewer with unconventional angles, confrontational poses and geometric forms. This engaging volume takes a fresh look at Sargent's idiosyncratic view of the world through some of his most beguiling watercolors. These works are deeply personal and immensely appealing. Exhibition: Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, United Kingdom (21.06. - 08.10.2017).
Notes: Publication accompanies the exhibition held at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, England, June 21-October 8, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-165) and index.
Table of contents: title: Director's foreword; title: Curators' acknowledgements; title: Sargent : a concise chronology; title: Sargent's watercolours : a new look; title: Catalogue; title: Fragments; title: Cities; title: Landscapes; title: Figures; title: Select bibliography; title: Index.