Family romance : John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers / Jean Strouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strouse, Jean, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Biography.

Great Britain.

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925.

Sargent, John Singer.

Wertheimer family.

Wertheimer family--Portraits.

Jews--Great Britain--Portraits.

Jews.

Jews--Great Britain--Biography.

Artists and patrons--Great Britain--Biography.

Artists and patrons.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxii, 311 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.

Summary:

"Jean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent's portraits of the Wertheimer family"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Wertheimer Family tree

Introduction

Part I: Arrivals. Wertheimer's gift

Sargent's paintbrush

Merchants of art

S. Wertheimer and Sons

Part II: Harmony and discord. Artist and patron

Nest of vipers

'Wicked Uncle Charlie'

Part III: Succession. Sons

Daughters

Oriental accents

Part IV: Departures. Asher: Art wealth

Ena in full sail: A Vele Gonfie

Ruby: 'Enemy Alien'

Part V: Flux. 'An age on edge'

Legacies

Supplement A: Sargent's Jewish sitters

Supplement B: Locations of Wertheimer images

Notes

Select bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Schaffer fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780374615673

0374615675

OCLC:

1417469969