John Singer Sargent

Informationen zum Autor Sir Evan Charteris was not only John Singer Sargent's knowledgeable biographer, but also his close friend. Lawyer by profession, he chaired the board of trustees of the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery in London as well as receiving a knighthood in his later years. Klappentext Brilliantand cosmopolitan, John Singer Sargent was notorious for his portraits of illustrious men and women of the time. Nevertheless, he is the artist of many important works including oil paintings, watercolours and drawings, all retracing the steps of this born explorer. From Venise to Florida, even passing through the Middle-East, Sargent reinvented realism by modernising and enhancing it.

Product details

• Authors: Evan Charteris
• Publisher: PARKSTONE PRESS
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9781785250842
• ISBN: 978-1-78525-084-2
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Best of; Best of
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art