John Singer Sargent
American artist
John Singer Sargent was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as... Wikipedia
Born: January 12, 1856, Florence, Italy
Died: April 1925 (age 69 years), London, United Kingdom
Parents: Mary Sargent and FitzWilliam Sargent
Periods: Impressionism and American Renaissance
Influenced by: Diego Velázquez, James McNeill Whistler, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, and more
Known for: Painting
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