Great Expectations: John Singer Sargent Painting Children

by John Singer Sargent, Erica E. Hirshler, Richard Ormond, et al.

Sargent's reputation is often defined by his remarkable achievements as a painter of sophisticated society portraits. However, as this innovative examination of his career reveals, he created a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821261703
• ISBN13: 9780821261705
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Bulfinch Press
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

John Really Knows His Craft

He has drawn and painted children since his teens. I liked how he painted his youngest sister Violet from the time she was born in 1870 until her marriage to Mr. Ormond. His paintings of children are diverse, from the kids from the Lily Carnation picture, to the upper class work study of the Boit children, to the teenage picture of Rosina nestled on a tree limb in Capri. He really showed his craft in painting the diverse pictures of children. He may not have had children, but his interest in them were very sincere and touching.