Sargent's Women
by Warren Adleson
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Author: Warren AdlesonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-25
ISBN: 0974162108
Number of pages: 152
Publisher: Adelson Gallery
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Book Review: "Sargent's Women" book was off the chain!
Summary: 5 Stars
I couldn't believe my eyes that Adelson Galleries has done an excellent job in displaying the portraits and sketches of the women Sargent painted throughout his life. They are breathtaking and pleasant to behold!
Sargent is one of several artists who truly love women and the way they look. He paint them as they are and didn't flatter them with false ideas of beauty. He broke the conventional mode of beauty by painting them as they are and took in account their personalities, lifestyles, and climates. His works included many women of color as well as upper class British, French, and American women and those in between. His paintings of his mother and sisters were well-done and documented. He's one guy who loves women the way they are.
This book contains many never before seen paintings of Capri, Spanish, Gypsy, and Venetian women, the women of his family, Madame Gautreau(Madame X, as she is known today), etc.
Here's my take on some of the ladies Sargent painted:
Judith Gautier: A muse and an art fanatic like her friend JSS and composer Richard Wagner's best friend and more. She's a true bohemian in my honest opinion.
Violet Sargent: His favorite younger sister. He painted her throughout her life since she was little.
Madame Amelie Gautreau(Madame X): His desire to paint the lady led to controversy that resulted in her ostracism and his exile from Paris for life. He left a portrait of a very sophisticated woman in a black gown.
Rosina Ferrara: His ultimate Capri dream girl, his inspiration! I could easily picture Chilli from the hip hop girl group TLC as Rosina and Rosina Ferrara of 19th Century Capri as Chilli. They both exotic beauties 100 years apart. Both of them bear uncanny resemblance to one another as well. Well, in some of Sargent's paintings, but not all.
Please get this book, it's excellent in its presentation of inspiring and interesting women he painted during his artistic career. Let's give Sargent his props by doing so.
Summary of Sargent's Women
Sargent's Women reveals a new perspective on the early career of John Singer Sargent by exploring his unique artistic approach and the relationships he developed with the exceptional women in his life. From 1878 to 1890, the artist was strongly attracted to distinctive women and exotic subjects. Inspired by the revelation of a recently solved mystery as to the identity of a woman named Am,lie Gautreau, Warren Adelson, president of Adelson Galleries, decided to mount Sargent's Women as a way of examining the relationships that Sargent cultivated with the many extraordinary women in his life.Artists, A-Z Books
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