Sargent : the watercolours / Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ormond, Richard, author.

Kilmurray, Elaine, author.

Contributor:

Dulwich Picture Gallery, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925--Exhibitions.

Sargent, John Singer.

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925.

Watercolor painting.

Painting.

Local Subjects:

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

168 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

London : GILES an imprint of D Giles Limited in association with Dulwich Picture Gallery, [2017]

Summary:

John Singer Sargent's work in watercolor was unorthodox. He overturned traditional contemporary compositional standards and avoided the obviously picturesque, developing an audacious and sophisticated technique, an expression of his personal modern aesthetic. He ignored the celebrated panoramas of Venice and the traditional description of landscape; instead his watercolors challenged the viewer with unconventional angles, confrontational poses and geometric forms. This engaging volume takes a fresh look at Sargent's idiosyncratic view of the world through some of his most beguiling watercolors. These works are deeply personal and immensely appealing. Exhibition: Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, United Kingdom (21.06. - 08.10.2017).

Notes:

Publication accompanies the exhibition held at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, England, June 21-October 8, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-165) and index.

Contains:

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925. Paintings. Selections.

ISBN:

9781911282075

1911282077

9781898519355

1898519358

OCLC:

990635032