Sargent sketches

ART ARTISTS / John Singer Sargent - L.A. Harrison 1910

Sargent's palette, oil paints and brushes Harvard Art Museums - Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA John Singer Sargent (1866 - 1925) was an American artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocation of Edwardian era luxury. During his career he created approximately 900 oil paintings and more than 2000 watercolours, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice to the Tyrol, Corfu, the Middle East, Montana…

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John Singer Sargent sketch of Olimpio Fusco c. 1910

"Portrait of John Singer Sargent," Raymond Moreau Crosby, 1917, charcoal and graphite on laid paper, 18 3/8 x 19 1/4", Addison Gallery of American Art.