John Singer Sargent, Complete Paintings, Volume 1: The Early Portraits

Ormond, Richard; Kilmurray, Elaine

ISBN 10: 0300072457 / ISBN 13: 9780300072457

Published by Yale University Press/Paul Mellon Centre, United States, 1998

About this Item

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press/Paul Mellon Centre

DATE/EDITION: 1998, no added printings indicated

BINDING: Hardbound in black cloth with gold lettering on the spine, 10" x 12", 278 pages.

DUST JACKET: A bit of wrinkle at the top rear edge but no rips or chips and otherwise very clean and bright. There is also a thin white paper covered slipcase that still has plastic around all but the opening so it is still in very good condition.

BOOK CONDITION: Near fine with sharp corners and bright lettering on very clean covers, tight binding and very clean interior.

DESCRIPTION: Well illustrated.

Seller Inventory # 10454

Bibliographic Details

• Title: John Singer Sargent, Complete Paintings, Volume 1: The Early Portraits
• Publisher: Yale University Press/Paul Mellon Centre, United States
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300072457
• ISBN 13: 9780300072457
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 5.5 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art, Photography, Fashion, Design

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Synopsis

This magnificent book is the first volume of the definitive catalogue raisonné of the works in oil, watercolor, and pastel of the beloved painter John Singer Sargent. This volume catalogues portraits by Sargent from 1874, when he began his training in Paris, and covers pictures painted while he was establishing his reputation in Paris, during his early years in England, and on his first professional visit to America in 1887. Volume two will record portraits painted from 1890 until the end of the artist’s career. The entire catalogue raisonné will bring together nearly 600 portraits, some 1,600 subject pictures and landscapes, and three mural cycles.

The early portraits in this book range from private images of Sargent’s family and friends to studies of writers and fellow artists and formal portraits of Parisian celebrities and patrons in France, England, and America. These include his most controversial work, Madame Gautreau, and studies of some of the major artistic figures of the day: Claude Monet, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Ellen Terry in her role as Lady Macbeth.

Each work is catalogued in depth, with a biographical account of the sitter, a discussion of the contemporary context of the painting, and a detailed provenance, exhibition history, and bibliography. Almost all of the paintings are shown, mostly in color, including some that have never been reproduced before. The fruit of some sixteen years of research, this valuable reference provides a broad and comprehensive view of Sargent’s art.

Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

Published for the Paul Mellon Center for Studies in British Art

About the Author

Richard Ormond is Director of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. Elaine Kilmurray has published a number of articles on Sargent.