John Singer Sargent: His Nomadic Life and Watercolors, Lecture
Part 1 of 2 by Jane M. Mason
Part 1 introduces John Singer Sargent's early life, his education, and his approach to
watercolor. Jane M. Mason’s lecture covers some of the unique techniques that Sargent
incorporated into his painting style. View Part 2
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Video Title
John Singer Sargent: His Nomadic Life and Watercolors, Lecture, Part 1 by Jane M. Mason
Video Topic
The early life of John Singer Sargent traveling with his family through Europe, leaving him almost void of a formal education—either general or artistic. Included are some of the most notable events that shaped his career, including successful paintings, and what was considered an almost career-ending failure.
Keywords
Carolus Duran, Corfu: Light and Shadows, Duchess of Marlborough, Gassed: Imperial War Museum, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Madame X, Madame Gautreau, Venetian Canal
Featured works
- 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, 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
- After Sargent’s Venetian Canal, Jane M. Mason
- Corfu, Light and Shadows Sargent, 1908 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston www.mfa.org
- After Sargent’s Corfu, Light and Shadows Jane M. Mason
- 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 the personal 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 the personal 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 the personal 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 the personal collection of Jane M. Mason.
