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John Singer Sargent and the Art of Allusion
Bruce Redford
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Description for John Singer Sargent and the Art of Allusion
Hardback. A revealing, interdisciplinary exploration of the brilliant visual quotations in the work of the celebrated grand-manner portraitist Num Pages: 224 pages, 120 color + 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 291 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1292.
A revealing, interdisciplinary exploration of the brilliant visual quotations in the work of the celebrated grand-manner portraitist
The work of portraitist John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) has come to epitomize the glamour and anxiety of his age. In this innovative study, Bruce Redford reveals the web of visual quotations and references that informed Sargent’s most ambitious paintings. Throughout his career, Sargent was recognized and rewarded as a “Young Master” whose bravura portraits inspired comparison with the likes of Velázquez, Van Dyck, and Reynolds. At the same time, his paintings responded to the stylistic experiments and cultural preoccupations of a ... Read more
A revealing, interdisciplinary exploration of the brilliant visual quotations in the work of the celebrated grand-manner portraitist
The work of portraitist John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) has come to epitomize the glamour and anxiety of his age. In this innovative study, Bruce Redford reveals the web of visual quotations and references that informed Sargent’s most ambitious paintings. Throughout his career, Sargent was recognized and rewarded as a “Young Master” whose bravura portraits inspired comparison with the likes of Velázquez, Van Dyck, and Reynolds. At the same time, his paintings responded to the stylistic experiments and cultural preoccupations of a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1291g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300219302
SKU
V9780300219302
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About Bruce Redford
Bruce Redford is professor of history of art and architecture at Boston University.
Reviews for John Singer Sargent and the Art of Allusion
“It is good to have a book on Sargent that offers fresh and provocative readings of some of this popular artist’s best portraits . . . This revealing, closely argued study is a valuable contribution.”—W. S. Rodner, Choice
W. S. Rodner
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