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Paul Johnson, The Spectator, September 2 2006
'This volume, covering the years 1874-82...is a sumptuous book and
I am savouring every page.'
I am savouring every page.'
The Daily Telegraph, October 2006
"Where the book excels is in its presentation of the forging of an
artistic personality."
artistic personality."
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you don't have the money, pawn the wife and kids. This book is a revelation. Beautiful reproductions, fascinating detail, and above all, paintings one never sees in other Sargent publications, and what paintings! Virtuoso brushwork to rival Valasquez, freshness to rival any impressionist, and a range that I am not aware of in any other artist. There is a picture of two octopi which fairly quiver on the sheet. And even the monumental oils have a spontaneity that rival that of any preparatory sketch. And the figure/landscape paintings are so much more joyful and personal than many of the portraits. I think there are at least two more in this series of the catalogue raisonne. I can hardly wait. If you buy one art book this year.......
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having previously purchased Sargent: The Later Portraits, I was confident that yet again I would be purchasing a well-researched collection of artwork, resplendent with high-quality reproductions and littered with sketches and studies by the prolific and masterful artist, John Singer Sargent.
What this book offers (aside from the wonderful full-page reproductions) is an insight into his landscapes, a small amount of religious work, a selection of studies he completed based on work by the Old Masters (Velasquez, etc.) and a beautiful selection of work from his visits to Spain, Morroco and Vienna.
Like the other books in this series, it's worth every penny. Just make sure your bookshelf is sturdy enough to hold them!
What this book offers (aside from the wonderful full-page reproductions) is an insight into his landscapes, a small amount of religious work, a selection of studies he completed based on work by the Old Masters (Velasquez, etc.) and a beautiful selection of work from his visits to Spain, Morroco and Vienna.
Like the other books in this series, it's worth every penny. Just make sure your bookshelf is sturdy enough to hold them!
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Awesome Selection of Sargent's Work
19 July 2007
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The color reproductions are awesome. This books is a collection of Sargent's less known work which is refreshing. Some oils are not as polished as the more well known work which helps to show his technique in early stages---a plus to serious professionals and students. To me, this book provided a wealth of visual clues to understanding his thought process and technical principles. The writing, however, is the typical stuff used to fill most coffee table books. No insight whatsoever into Sargent's painting principles, tonal procedures or color palette. The author obviously knows little in that regard but there is so much information out there the text could have been more illuminating. Buy it for the reproduction quality and awesome collection of works. Worth every penny in that regard.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
many obscure paintings
27 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover
i was very pleasantly surprised to see so many Sargent paintigs and drawings i had never seen before. Some quite obscure images in color - many studies and sketches - things that interest other artists and Sargent fans - I have not read much of the content yet but the little I have read was very interesting, although not of great use to artists in that there is not much description of Sargents working methods (although there was some) - but this is usually the case with monographs - much history but not much instruction. So as artists we must learn mainly from the paintings - which fortunately are very well reproduced in this volume.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Dont just ONE of these superb volumes- BUY THE LOT!
13 Jun 2008
Format:Hardcover
These books are the epitome of scholarly research into Sargent's work, made even better by the researchers inclusion of intimate personal and professional details. This presents a great background to viewing the well printed illustrations. One should not just purchase one of these volumes, indeed the experience palls UNLESS all three are not bought . One cannot praise this sort of in depth research and the resulting publications highly enough. The only quibble is one of size, given that Sargent revelled in life-size compositions, it is a a pity that pure economics forbid the printing of larger volumes- I mourn the death of the "elephant folios" so derided by librarians.
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