A Gust of Wind (Judith Gautier) (Primary Title)
John Singer Sargent, American (born Italy), 1856 - 1925 (Artist)
This plein air portrait is one of Sargent’s most impressionistic paintings. Rendered from a low perspective with unconcealed brushstrokes, its composition and technique are reminiscent of Claude Monet’s Woman with a Parasol—Madame Monet and her Son (below). The French painting appeared at the 1876 Second Impressionist Exhibition where the two artists likely first met. However, it was not until later in his career that Sargent fully embraced the spontaneous style of out-of-doors painting. Likely painted in the summer of 1883, this portrait captures the famed French author, art critic, and musicologist atop a sandy dune, probably near her home in Saint-Enogat.
James W. and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Collection
2021-2022 "Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters and France", Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, November 14, 2021 - March 13, 2022; VMFA, April 16 - July 31, 2022
"Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends," Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (June 30 - October 4, 2015).
"John Singer Sargent," Michael Altman Fine Art & Advisory Services, New York (October 24 - December 6, 2013) no 1.
"Sargent and Impressionism," Adelson Galleries, New York (November 4 - December 18, 2010) no. 1.
"Sargent Exhibition in Japan," Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo (January 26 - February 23, 1989); The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, Yamaguchi (March 2 - April 2, 1989); The Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art, Kumamoto (April 8 - May 7, 1989); The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga (May 13 - June 11, 1989) no. 15.
"Sargent at Broadway: The Impressionist Years," Coe Kerr Gallery, New York (1986).
"John Singer Sargent, His Own Work," Coe Kerr Gallery, New York (1980).
"Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends," Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (June 30 - October 4, 2015).
"John Singer Sargent," Michael Altman Fine Art & Advisory Services, New York (October 24 - December 6, 2013) no 1.
"Sargent and Impressionism," Adelson Galleries, New York (November 4 - December 18, 2010) no. 1.
"Sargent Exhibition in Japan," Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo (January 26 - February 23, 1989); The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, Yamaguchi (March 2 - April 2, 1989); The Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art, Kumamoto (April 8 - May 7, 1989); The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga (May 13 - June 11, 1989) no. 15.
"Sargent at Broadway: The Impressionist Years," Coe Kerr Gallery, New York (1986).
"John Singer Sargent, His Own Work," Coe Kerr Gallery, New York (1980).
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