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John Singer Sargent (Full Length): Madame X and Dr. Pozzi Great Art Explained on YOUTUBE
How Sargent Interpreted Carolus-Duran
Fabulous article from James Gurney's blog, "Gurney's Journey: How Sargent Interpreted Carolus-Duran"
Caricature and Likeness
Gurney Journey: Caricature and Likeness
John Singer Sargent (Full Length): Madame X and Dr. Pozzi Great Art Explained on YOUTUBE
Photos of John Singer Sargent painting ‘Mrs. Fiske Warren and Her daughter Rachel’ c. 1903.
The True Love Story Behind an Iconic John Singer Sargent Painting
The True Love Story Behind an Iconic John Singer Sargent Painting
Sargent Painting Mrs. Fiske Warren
Gurney Journey: Sargent Painting Mrs. Fiske Warren
Flags and Cutters
Here's a photo of John Singer Sargent painting Mrs. Fiske Warren (Gretchen Osgood) and her daughter Rachel at the Fenway Court in Boston (now the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), where Sargent had set up a temporary studio. Sargent placed a chair behind the sitters, with poles strapped to the back of the chair. Across those poles he draped a piece of cloth as a cutter to reduce the backlighting and the glare into his eyes. The soft key light comes from a window unseen to the right.