Delphi Complete Works of John Singer Sargent

Delphi Masters of Art #18

by John Singer Sargent

The American artist John Singer Sargent, widely considered the leading portrait painter of his generation, is celebrated for his paintings of Edwardian era luxury, landscape paintings and Impressionistic masterpieces. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Sargent’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* The complete oil paintings of John Singer Sargent — over 900 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Sargent’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete paintings
* Easily locate the paintings you want to view
* Includes a sample of Sargent’s drawings
* Features a bonus biography - discover Sargent's artistic and personal life
* Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order

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CONTENTS:

The Highlights
FANNY WATTS
ROSINA
THE DAUGHTERS OF EDWARD DARLEY BOIT
EL JALEO
STREET IN VENICE
MADAME X
CLAUDE MONET PAINTING BY THE EDGE OF A WOOD
CARNATION, LILY, LILY, ROSE
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON AND HIS WIFE
ELLEN TERRY AS LADY MACBETH
PAUL HELLEU SKETCHING WITH HIS WIFE
LADY AGNEW OF LOCHNAW
MRS. FISKE WARREN AND HER DAUGHTER RACHEL
FRANK SWETTENHAM, 8TH KING OF ARMS OF THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE
NONCHALOIR
HENRY JAMES
GASSED

The Paintings
THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS

The Drawings
LIST OF DRAWINGS

The Biography
SARGENT by T. Martin Wood

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Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Biography, Art History

1619 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 25, 2015

Reviews

[Classic reverie · Rating 5 out of 5]

John Singer Sargent was indeed a master artist and his "Gassed"
painting is tragically significant to behold, so many great works!


"Gassed was first displayed at the Royal Academy in London in 1919, where it was voted picture of the year. However, the painting was not universally liked, as E. M. Forster considered it too heroic. Winston Churchill praised its “brilliant genius and painful significance”, though Virginia Woolf attacked its patriotism. "

[Robert Lloyd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful artwork

I highly enjoyed this collection. I generally prefer viewing landscapes when I'm looking at art, however the portraits that Sargent did were captivating, and the people seemed real in that Sargent seemed to have the ability to make their inner self come through the paint.

[Joan M Cosley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing Artist

I was inspired by McCullough's "The Greater Journey" to see the work of Sargent. An Amazon search led me to this book. It was a privilege to even be able to view his catalogue on my kindle tablet. My thanks to all who made this possible. I shall now research when and where I can view his work live in California.

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marvelous work!
Born an expatriate, forging his own style despite his environment, Sargent's work is great. I wish he had done more in Northern Africa, I felt a deep stirring by his paintings from there. He also capture the beauty of the Caprisians.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Five stars for Sargent

But only four for this book. The problem may be that I am reading it and admiring the pictures on a Kindle. The darks are way too dark, inky even, and all detail is lost. However, even under such conditions a book on Sargent is wonderful.

[Stefania · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sargent deserves 10 stars, this book's editing 3 stars. All in all a decent intro to Sargent's body of work.

[Julie Bates · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very interesting guide to Sargent’s life and work. I found this readable and interesting.

[Michael Patton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dephi has created the best series of art books on individual artists. The best I've found, anyway. And inexpensive too.

[Carmen Davalos · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent

[Rob GQ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5❤️

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I knew John Singer Sargent as a portraitest, but this book shows us so much more about his art. One gets to watch as this incredible artist studies, travels, and grows in his art. I was fascinated at how he composed his portrait studies, nearly always creating some visual interest away from the subject - a scarf, fan, painting, couch, or another person to draw the eye. In his travels he painted anything and everything, often in watercolor, which is a difficult medium to control, but obviously Sargent was a master. For me, though, the best were paintings that seemed to be architectural studies or studies of a scene where I didn't notice at first that there were people or animals in the picture at all until I looked wider and was surprised to discover it was so much more than it first appeared. I'm sure I will be turning again and again to this book over the years to discover more each time I look.