I saw Sargent's portrait of the Wyndham sisters at New York's Metropolitan Museum last summer; I'm now reading their biography.
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What a painter!
Posted by: Freda | 22 January 2016 at 05:49 PM
Indeed!
I love the following passage from the book's prologue:
' "I chronicle," declared Sargent, "I do not judge." The dazzling results seduced the aristocracy , but they commisioned him with trepidation. "It is positively dangerous to sit to Sargent," declared one apprehensive society matron; "it's taking your face in your hands." '
Posted by: Cornflower | 22 January 2016 at 05:55 PM
I adore his work!
Posted by: Toffeeapple | 23 January 2016 at 06:07 PM