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John Singer Sargent

Italian1856–1925

Portrait of John Singer Sargent

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John Singer Sargent was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Belle Époque and Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice to the Tyrol, Corfu, Capri, Spain, the Middle East, Montana, Maine, and Florida.

Notable works

Astarte

at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Works in the collection

228 works

Astarte

at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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