Ratcliff, Carter,

John Singer Sargent / by Carter Ratcliff. - 256 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 34 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index.

Prologue: Point of View -- A Nomadic Sort of Life -- A Student in Paris -- Independence -- The Scandalous Madame X -- Starting Over in England -- A Critical Success -- Patriarchs and Pagans-The Boston Murals -- Master of the Modern Portrait -- Sargentolatry and a Reluctant Idol -- The End of an Era -- Epilogue: The Sitwell Portrait -- Notes -- Appendix: Selected Writings on Sargent -- Chronology.

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Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 --Pictorial works.
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 --Criticism and interpretation.


Painting, American--19th century
Painting, American--20th century
Portrait painting, American--19th century
Portrait painting, American--20th century

ND237.S3 / R3 1990

759.13