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John Singer Sargent
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American painter (1856–1925)
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John Singer Sargent was a male painter, architectural draftsperson, architect, and artist born in Florence on 1856-01-12. He held citizenship in the United States and the Kingdom of Italy. His notable works include Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), El Jaleo, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, and Carnation, Lily, Lily and Rose. He worked in Paris, Cairo, Jerusalem, and Nazareth.
Sargent was educated at the Académie Julian, Beaux-Arts de Paris, and Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. He studied under Carolus-Duran, Léon Bonnat, and Adolphe Yvon. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Arts, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters, and Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. He received the Pour le Mérite award. He died of cardiovascular disease in London on 1925-04-15 and is buried at Brookwood Cemetery.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Florence
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- artist
- Educated at
- Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Pour le Mérite
- Student of
- Adolphe Yvon
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- landscape painting
- Movement
- Impressionism
- Image
- John Singer Sargent 1903.jpg
- Work location
- Newport
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- John Singer Sargent
- date of birth
- 1856-01-12
- date of death
- 1925-04-14
- cause of death
- cardiovascular disease
- place of burial
- Brookwood Cemetery
- Commons Creator page
- John Singer Sargent
- topic's main category
- Category:John Singer Sargent
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- John Singer Sargent
- name in native language
- John Singer Sargent
- contributed to creative work
- La Esfera
- has works in the collection
- Montclair Art Museum
- writing language
- English language
- sexual orientation
- non-heterosexuality
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- Ingo Steuer
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Encyclopedic overview
John Singer Sargent (/ˈsɑːrdʒənt/; January 12, 1856 – April 15, 1925) was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Belle Époque and Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice to the Tyrol, Corfu, Capri, Spain, the Middle East, Montana, Maine, and Florida.
Born in Florence to American parents, he was trained there and in Paris before moving to London, living most of his life in Europe. He enjoyed international acclaim as a portrait painter. An early submission to the Paris Salon in the 1880s, his Portrait of Madame X, was intended to consolidate his position as a society painter in Paris but instead resulted in scandal. During the year following the scandal, Sargent departed for England, where he continued a successful career as a portrait artist.
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