For years, the Sargent portraits of the Wertheimer family have ranked easily as the most masterly modern examples in ” their ‘field, dazzling works which all-inspiring visitors to London ...

what makes this 19th century portrait so captivating? Erica Hirshler shared her thoughts on the subject as we stood in front of Sargent’s work in the MFA’s Art of the Americas wing.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new show “Sargent and Paris” (April 27–August 3) explores John Singer Sargent’s early career, before and after that infamous portrait of Madame X in 1884.

Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends is on at the National Portrait Gallery, London from Thursday 12 February until Monday 25 May 2015 ...

Every portrait by John Singer Sargent is a character study ... “Sargent and Paris” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (April 27–August 3), shows, his settings were as important as his ...

Courtesy of MFA Boston, Musee d'Orsay, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Virginia Museum ... explores John Singer Sargent’s early career, before and after that infamous portrait of Madame X in 1884.