John Singer Sargent Watercolors

Authors : Erica E. Hirshler and Teresa A. Carbone; introduction by Richard Ormond; technical essay by Annette Manick and Antoinette Owen; contributions by Karen A. Sherry, Janet Chen, and Connie H. Choi

John Singer Sargent Watercolors reunites nearly 100 works from these collections for the first time, arranging them by themes and subjects: sunlight on stone, figures reclining on grass, patterns of light and shadow. Enhanced by biographical and technical essays, and lavishly illustrated with 175 color reproductions.

The international art star of the Gilded Age, John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) was born in Italy to American parents, trained in Paris and worked on both sides of the Atlantic. Sargent is best known for his dramatic and stylish portraits, but he was equally active as a landscapist, muralist, and watercolor painter. 

His dynamic and boldly conceived watercolors, created during travels to Tuscan gardens, Alpine retreats, Venetian canals and Bedouin encampments, record unusual motifs that caught his incisive eye.

Hardcover / 252 pages / 12 x 1.17 x 10.09 inches