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South China Morning Post
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
John Singer Sargent exhibition in New York charts the star portraitist's rise
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) is justifiably known for his renditions of beautiful belle époque socialites. Advertisement 'To have been painted by [Sargent] added distinction to the most distinguished,' wrote one critic in a 1925 obituary. But before he became the hottest portrait painter in France – and eventually the UK and the US – Sargent had to establish himself as both a member of the cultural elite and a painter of unmatched talent. The only place to do that, in his mind at least, was the Paris Salon. When Sargent first arrived in Paris, he was an ambitious unknown. 'He gets to Paris, he enrols in art lessons, he is young and energetic and really establishes himself in different circles,' says Stephanie Herdrich, the Alice Pratt Brown curator of American painting and drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and co-curator of 'Sargent and Paris', a sweeping new show at the museum. John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) studied portraiture in Paris, and painted portraits of wealthy society members in Europe and America. Herdrich explains that Sargent quickly figured out how to make his work stand out at the Paris Salon, the juried forum where thousands of artists – both unknown and famous – would hang new work.
Bloomberg
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
A New Show Explores How John Singer Sargent Became the Gilded Age's Most Famous Portrait Painter
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) is justifiably known for his gauzy renditions of beautiful belle epoque socialites. 'To have been painted by [Sargent] added distinction to the most distinguished,' wrote one critic in a 1925 obituary. But before he became the hottest portrait painter in France—and eventually the UK and the US—Sargent had to establish himself as both a member of the cultural elite and a painter of unmatched talent. The only place to do that, in his mind at least, was the Paris Salon. When Sargent first arrived in Paris, he was an ambitious unknown. 'He gets to Paris, he enrolls in art lessons, he is young and energetic and really establishes himself in different circles,' says Stephanie Herdrich, the Alice Pratt Brown curator of American painting and drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and co-curator of Sargent and Paris, a sweeping new show at the museum. 'He figures out pretty quickly how to make his work stand out at the Paris Salon,' Herdrich says, referring to the juried forum where thousands of artists (both unknown and famous) would hang new work. 'And that's really the main venue where he's intent on establishing himself, where he has so much exposure. And pretty quickly he realizes he has to be gold to get his paintings noticed among the thousands of others.'
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Previously unknown Constable work sells for £300k
A previously unknown work by one of the UK's best-known landscape painters has sold for more than £300,000 at auction, beating forecasts. The sketch by John Constable, titled Dedham Vale looking towards Langham, sold for £320,000 at a North Yorkshire auction house on Saturday, far surpassing its estimated price of £150,000-£200,000. The work, which is believed to have been painted between 1809-14, had been kept in a private family collection before being put up for sale at Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn. Jane Tennant, director and auctioneer at Tennants, said the discovery of the painting had been a source of "great excitement" in the auction world. She said: "It's certainly exciting that it's a painting that hasn't previously been recorded in any of the Constable literature." Constable, who died aged 60 in 1837, lived and painted in the Dedham Vale on the border of Essex and Suffolk, and is known for his depictions of the surrounding landscape. He is best known for his 1821 oil painting The Hay Wain which became a sensation in the art world after winning a gold medal at the Paris Salon in 1824. Dedham Vale looking towards Langham, measuring 12in by 15in (30cm by 38cm), is thought to be the basis of Constable's oil painting Dedham Vale, which was completed in 1825 and is part of the Scottish National Gallery's permanent collection. Ms Tennant said: "Oil sketches, much like drawings, have an immediacy – a direct link to the mind and working practices of an artist." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Constable sketch expected to fetch up to £200k Tennants Auctioneers
BBC News
15-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Previously unknown John Constable work sells for £300k at auction
A previously unknown work by one of the UK's best-known landscape painters has sold for more than £300,000 at auction, beating sketch by John Constable, titled Dedham Vale looking towards Langham, sold for £320,000 at a North Yorkshire auction house on Saturday, far surpassing its estimated price of £150,000-£200, work, which is believed to have been painted between 1809-14, had been kept in a private family collection before being put up for sale at Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn. Jane Tennant, director and auctioneer at Tennants, said the discovery of the painting had been a source of "great excitement" in the auction world. She said: "It's certainly exciting that it's a painting that hasn't previously been recorded in any of the Constable literature."Constable, who died aged 60 in 1837, lived and painted in the Dedham Vale on the border of Essex and Suffolk, and is known for his depictions of the surrounding is best known for his 1821 oil painting The Hay Wain which became a sensation in the art world after winning a gold medal at the Paris Salon in Vale looking towards Langham, measuring 12in by 15in (30cm by 38cm), is thought to be the basis of Constable's oil painting Dedham Vale, which was completed in 1825 and is part of the Scottish National Gallery's permanent collection. Ms Tennant said: "Oil sketches, much like drawings, have an immediacy – a direct link to the mind and working practices of an artist." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
