The art-collecting industrialist Henry Frick tried to commission a portrait from the famed artist, to no avail.

As a new exhibition of work by the painter John Singer ... Art at the University of Edinburgh and Senior Curator at the National Galleries of Scotland. In addition to the Wertheimers, Sargent's ...

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Italian-born, American ex-patriot John Singer Sargent (1856-1925 ... Here, he ditches both his signature realism and opulent subject matter in favor of stylistic and cultural exploration. First up, we ...

After two years of traveling, “Madame X” — the iconic 1884 portrait by John Singer Sargent — has returned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it’s the star of a new exhibit ...

“The jumping off point is the John Singer Sargent portrait “Madame ... some comments have focused on Sherald’s signature use of gray colors, a painting method called grisaille, to depict ...

and Museum of Fine Arts Houston The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new show “Sargent and Paris” (April 27–August 3) explores John Singer Sargent’s early career, before and after that ...

A visitor to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston contemplates John Singer Sargent's painting "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit." (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) A massive masterpiece by famed painter John ...