Friday, May 30, 2014
Four Corners and a Void
Expatriate American painter John Singer
Sargent (1856-1925) is best known for his flattering portraits of aristocrats,
heiresses and well-heeled businessmen. He is famous for virtuoso brushwork and
his ability to capture a moment or gesture. Yet his name doesn’t spring to mind when one thinks of portraits that dig beneath the
surface to reveal the complexities of human nature. He answered his critics with one painting. Check it out (here).
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it's always the ones that hang in the back that are crazy
ReplyDeleteoh intriguing on the girls in shadow ending insane...it is an interesting picture for all the reasons you said, but the use of space and shadow i think the most compelling to me....
ReplyDeleteInteresting composition. I agree with the some other critics that the large vase seems to eclipse the girls standing next to it... And perhaps that is the point?
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