John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal Details
About the Author Richard Ormond is an outstanding Sargent scholar, as well as well as being the the artist’s grand-nephew. He was previously director of the National Maritime Museum. He has worked on numerous publications, including, with Elaine Kilmurray, the nine volume Sargent catalogue raisonné, and has co-curatedexhibitions on Sargent’s work in London, Washington D.C., Boston, Ferrara and Los Angeles. Read more
Reviews
I got this book and left it on the shelf, unopened for two weeks. Yesterday picked it up and couldn't put it down. This is truly a magnificent publication, one that deserves to be in your library, wether or not a JSS fan. Note well though, no colour images, no watercolours or oils, just masterpieces in charcoal. And 5 stars for me aren't enough. Want to study portraiture...