John Singer Sargent
Subtitle: The Sensualist
Publisher: Yale University Press; Seattle Art Museum
Published: October 11, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780300087444
Subjects: History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Individual artists; Painting & paintings; Individual Artist; Exhibition Catalogs; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Sargent, John Singer,; Art / Individual Artist; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General; 1856-1925; Criticism and interpretation
First sentence: This book explores some of the ways in which John Singer Sargent's artistic gifts, education, and personality worked together to produce a great painter.
Description: "The art of John Singer Sargent is extraordinarily sensual. The paintings depict and celebrate sources of pleasure - enchanting places, intriguing objects, and striking individuals. In this book, Trevor Fairbrother argues that viewing the artist as a sensualist connects otherwise conflicting elements of his oeuvre and offers a new interpretation of his life and work.".

"Fairbrother discusses the complex currents in Sargent's life, analyzes how these shaped his work, and shows how his skills as a draftsman formed the foundation for his rapid, broadly brushed painting style. The book is lavishly illustrated with numerous examples of Sargent's oils, watercolors, and sketches - in particular his portraits and studies of models and dancers - that amply demonstrate the sensual aspect of his art."--BOOK JACKET.