The lecture introduces John Singer Sargent's early life, education, and his approach to watercolor. Included are some of the most notable events that shaped his career, including successful paintings, and what was considered an almost career-ending failure.
Sargent (1856-1925) was an American artist who spent most of his life in Europe. My lecture covers some of the unique techniques that Sargent incorporated into his painting style.
His nomadic life, traveling through Europe since birth with his parents, left him almost devoid of a formal education—either general or artistic.
This is the first part of a two-part series. In the second part, I examine and explain details on individual watercolor paintings by Sargent.
I encourage you to visit museums that collect and preserve the work of John Singer Sargent.
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Here is part 2 of the "John Singer Sargent: His Nomadic Life and Watercolors" Lecture:
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This lecture was filmed live at the OA Gallery in Kirkwood, MO in 2015.
CREDITS
FEATURING
Jane M Mason
MUSIC BY
Matt Musselman
PRODUCERS
Jane M Mason
Graham T Mason
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Bryan Dressel
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Graham T Mason
WRITER
Jane M Mason
EDITED BY
Graham T Mason
SOUND RECORDIST
Moses Davis III
HAIR AND MAKE-UP
Danielle Dutton
RESOURCES AT HARVARD ART MUSEUMS
Penley Knipe
Philip and Lynn Straus Senior Conservator of Works of Art on Paper and Head of Paper Lab
Miriam Stewart
Curator of the Collection for the Division of European and American Art
MUSEUMS REPRESENTING JOHN SINGER SARGENT’S WORK INCLUDED IN THE FILM
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY www.brooklynmuseum.org
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA www.harvardartmuseums.org
Imperial War Museum, London, England www.iwm.org.uk
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA www.gardnermuseum.org
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY www.metmuseum.org
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA www.mfa.org
The Clark, Williamstown, MA www.clarkart.edu
ARTISTS WHOSE WORK IS SHOWN AT THE OA GALLERY IN THE FILM
Bo Kim & Hannah Freeman
ADDITIONAL
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MUSEUM IMAGES IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
Venetian Canal,
John Singer Sargent, 1913
Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
Mt. Pilatus,
John Singer Sargent, Age 14
Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
Matterhorn,
John Singer Sargent, Age 14
Harvard Art Museums
www.harvardartmuseums.org
Woman Sketching,
John Singer Sargent, Age 14
Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
Drawing studies for Gassed: Five Studies of Legs,
John Singer Sargent,
Imperial War Museum
www.iwm.org.uk
Gassed,
John Singer Sargent, 1919
Imperial War Museum
www.iwm.org.uk
William Sturgis Bigelow,
John Singer Sargent, 1917
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
www.mfa.org
Anna R. Mills,
John Singer Sargent, 1917
Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
Mme. Pierre Gautreau,
John Singer Sargent, 1883
Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
Madame Gautreau (Madame X),
John Singer Sargent, 1883
Harvard Art Museums
www.harvardartmuseums.org
Madame X,
John Singer Sargent, 1883-4
Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
Duchess of Marlborough,
John Singer Sargent, 1905
Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
Carolus Duran,
John Singer Sargent, 1879
The Clark
www.clarkart.edu
Carolus Duran,
Unidentified Photographer, 1880
Harvard Art Museums
www.harvardartmuseums.org
Stream and Rocks,
John Singer Sargent, 1901-1908
Metropolitan Museum
www.metmuseum.org
Venetian Canal,
John Singer Sargent, 1913
Metropolitan Museum
www.metmuseum.org
Corfu, Light and Shadows,
Sargent, 1908
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
www.mfa.org
Photo of Miriam Stewart, Curator of the Collection for the Division of European and American Art, Harvard Art Museums, with Jane M. Mason. Photo from collection of Jane M. Mason.
Photo of the brushes Sargent used for oil painting. From the collection of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA. Photo from collection of Jane M. Mason.
Photo of the watercolor brushes of John Singer Sargent. From the collection of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA. Photo from collection of Jane M. Mason.
Photo of the watercolor paint of John Singer Sargent. From the collection of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA. Photo from collection of Jane M. Mason.
