The classic portraits of John Singer Sargent 

Magnificent paintings.

I am a long time admirer of Sargent an paid regular visits to Madam X until the admission price became too much for a 75 year old on a fixed income. I am fortunate to live in Newark, NJ where the Art Museum has Mrs. Thursby. I have stolen all of his posing ideas for my photographic portraiture. I owe him much more than the theft. For countless hours of soaking up details of brushwork, color, composition and light

ahead of his time; a time traveler indeed

Spectacular paintings

Wow what an artist...painting the life portraits of others in their true spirit....sweet

Doing great love it

A true master....

I have always wondered why her ear is so red? Did Sargent paint it as such?? Does it represent the true color during the pose or has time created a change? Did something involved fade or lose opacity??? I guess we have no way of knowing. But for Sargent to claim this as his greatest painting, its an interesting detail that jumps out from the pale complexion .

When I paint, I try to give my brush the kind of confidence that which Sargent imbued his own strokes. I'm still waiting 🤪

can anybody tell me please which museum is this..

Warum nicht in deutsch?

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John Singer Sargent is so very talented. You forgot one of his most famous paintings: "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" is a fascinating painting by John Singer Sargent.

I think great artists tend to not be interested in themselves, but to be massively in love with the world around them.

I think giving serious study to Sargent is pretty much a standard today for not only portraitists, but all serious painters. He was a virtuoso with a brush, (and in his drawing as well), and his appearance on the scene, during that time when old master traditions were challenged by impressionism, provoked Sargent to aggressively and honorably address those disparate ideologies. Every contemporary painter faces the legacy of John Singer Sargent.

I am so honored to be directly related to this talented artist, Genealogy is pretty cool.

One aspect of his art that is often overlooked is his ability to catch the sitter at his/her most personal, his ability to recreate the atmosphere of mood. Andy Warhol considered him one of the greatest for this very reason and he was right. Look at Madame X: the stubby, grasping fingers, the pretentious pose, the grabbing of the front of the dress in faux-modesty, the turning away from the viewer - and there are actually *three* women in the portrait (look closely and you'll find them). While Sargent was careful to compliment his commissions with seemingly flattering portraits, he often engages in subtle mockery and the careful viewer will notice details that reveal Sargent's own shrewd, witty observations. He was subversive.

One of my favorite painters. Thanks for uploading the video. Blessings!

I think Mr. John singer Sargent paints the most beautiful people of hes era!

Sargent's work is like no other, magnificent and realistic!

I saw all of these portraits at the Metropolitan Museum here in New York when the had his show. Really inspiring.

Fantastic art by Sargent, of course. Yet he fell prey to the same gross error of many other painters - the Barfy Background. Art historians often try to brush this off (pun intended) as a scheme to make the more static subject of a portrait stand out in relief. But such a cheap contrast device usually falls flat. Seems the same goal of a Finer Foreground was also tried by early filmmakers, who kept their actors in focus but all else in deep grain. But who has ugly walls like that? Nobody!

JSS is so underrated!

Beautifully done; thank you !

First time i seen this portrait i fell in love... And the story behind it made it that much better

The well to do may have comitioned Mr Sargent for facial features but you can see the true beauty in the clothing in these portraits

What a great talent. One of my favorites.

More than beautifully 🌹🌹🌹❤

Oh my gosh, he's awesome, fabulous

Always my favorite artist.I use his technique.Master of tone &brush.Sagent,less is more.

Great Artist🙏

As a photographer, I stole all of my "posing" ideas from John Singer Sargent. Madam "X" is my all time favorite painting of all time. I used to visit her at the Met at least once a year. The increase in admission has really discouraged my visits. I haven't seen her since early 2019

No one will ever match Sargent.

He was such a gorgeous man!

Love him, such a talent.

I like his drawings.

One of my favorite artists ever

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He was like no other.

Didn’t he also do Theodor Roosevelt Presidental portrait?

1:18 oh ... 1:24 wow... 1:27 OMG

Martha Teichner brings such class to any story she presents. I’d watch her do a piece on paint drying. At the first sound of her voice I settle in and know it’s going to be well done.

Deberian eticamente detenerse mas tiempo en cada cuadro no un paseo de consumo ,de turísta que hoy se hace con el arte sino se trata de mirar el cuadro en si mismo, eso es todo,para eso está internet para divulgar lo que uno quizá nunca verá en forma presencial . debemos cambiar de mente y ser mas generosos y no tan mezquinos ...................de..................CHILE

What is the title of the music that accompanied this? Perfect!

The likes of John Sargent may never be seen ever again. Add to which very little is known about his private life.his sense and sensibility are so rare, he is unmatched in the history of art. Full stop.

The commentary of this piece is rather inflated and full of excessive praise rather than information. The visuals do not let you see the paintings well. A good painter deserves a more judicious presentation. Or maybe just less talk and more paintings.

HOLD ON. SARGENT SAID THAT IN ALL WAYS, EAKINS WAS THE GREATEST LIVING AMERICAN PAINTER. SO TO CLAIM THAT HE WAS THE BEST, IS AGAINST HIS OWN OPINIONS.

very boring pics yawn yawn

Was he gay?

I did not know that I thought the same about his socialitée's portraits. I just prefer those Spanish humble women he painted, or the other stuff. Thank you for assuring me as an artist's viewer.

Great ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Speechless!

amazing

Wow

I never thought madam x was that provocative.

Did this artist ever marry? Did he have any children?

He was a good painter, but not the best one. He was one among many, many portrait painters who were absolutely fab. Other painters just don't experience that much attention. Maybe it has to do with the fact that he is one of the few American talented painters of the time. He for sure is not one of the greates artists of all time.

I'll take Zorn over Sargent.

"One of the greateat artists of all time"???? Erm , O.K........

That womens wig looks like doll hair