John Singer Sargent Masterpiece Edition
John Singer Sargent Masterpiece Edition by Carter Ratcliff is a reissued classic monograph published by National Geographic Books on January 31, 2023. This edition features 96 pages and is presented in an oversize format, allowing for a detailed exploration of the renowned artist’s work. The book delves into Sargent’s early career and his evolution as an artist, highlighting his society portraits, watercolors, and mural decorations.
Readers will find a comprehensive examination of Sargent’s artistic journey, enriched by Ratcliff’s insights into the expatriate American context that shaped the artist. The monograph includes 310 illustrations in full color, many of which are presented at full-page size, providing an opportunity to appreciate Sargent’s technique and style. This edition serves as a valuable reference for artists and an engaging resource for art enthusiasts interested in American art history and the modern period from the late 19th century to 1945.
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The classic monograph on a much-loved artist—reissued in a spectacular oversize format
In the early work of John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), Henry James saw “the slightly ‘uncanny’ spectacle of a talent which on the threshold of its career has nothing more to learn.” Sargent’s talent, nay, genius was indeed uncanny, sustained with equal intensity through his famed society portraits, like the scandalous Madame X; his full-size showpieces, like The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit; his thousands of watercolors executed en plein air from Venice to Corfu to Maine to Montana; and his ambitious mural decorations for the public monuments of Boston.
In Carter Ratcliff, Sargent has found a biographer and critic nearly his match in style and subtlety. Ratcliff expertly evokes the expatriate American milieu into which the artist was born, and offers penetrating insights into every phase of his career, every aspect of his work. Now, for the first time, this landmark monograph is offered in a special oversize format, with all of its 310 illustrations reproduced in stunning full color, many at full-page size, allowing the reader to appreciate the master’s every brushstroke.
This new edition of John Singer Sargent will be a treasured reference for artists and an unalloyed delight for art lovers.
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