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Madame X by John Singer Sargent (Vanity Fair, 1916)
To celebrate the New York arrival of the "Portrait of Madame X" by John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1924), Vanity Fair ran this anecdote concerning the 1884 creation of the work as well as a reproduction of one of the pencil studies for the profile head of the sitter, Madame Gauterau.
| The Florida Water Colors of John Singer Sargent (Vanity Fair, 1917)
A few words on the water color paintings that Sargent made in 1917 which pictured the Villa Viscaya in Miami, Florida. The paintings were later purchased by the Worcester Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts.TOPIC INDEX: John Singer Sargent Society Portrait Artist 1917,Art John Singer Sargent Water Colors of Florida,Old Magazine Article Concerning Villa Viscaya in Miami Florida,Art History Article 1917,Art Students Resource,Art History Teacher's Resource,Art History Articles from the Gilded Age,Old Art History Articles,Art History Essays,John Singer Sargent Painting from Worcester Museum,1917 Water Colors by John Singer Sargent,John Singer Sargent Water Colors of Florida 1917,John Singer Sargent Article Vanity Fair 1917.
| John Singer Sargent in 1914 (Vanity Fair, 1914)
A small report that the numero uno society portrait painter of the Gilded Age, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), was swearing-off portrait commissions in order to concentrate on water color. Little did he know that he would be back at it in a few years painting whole boat-loads of general officer portraits when he was named as one of the Official British War Artists. TOPIC INDEX: John Singer Sargent Society Portrait Artist 1914,Art John Singer Sargent Information,Art History Magazine Articles,Old Magazine Article Concerning Art History,Art History Article,Art Education Website,Art Students Resource Website,Art History Teacher's Resource Website,Art History Articles Online,Old Art History Articles,Art History Essays Concerning John Singer Sargent,Old Art Reviews,Art Reviews Online,1914 Art Reviews,1920 Art Reviews,John Singer Sargent Article Vanity Fair 1914.
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| The Armory Show (Literary Digest, 1913)
In this article, "The Mob as Art Critic", an anonymous reviewer gathered excerpts from assorted negative reviews concerning the New York Armory Show of 1913 in an attempt to show the often violent reaction the exhibit inspired.
| Auguste Rodin Appreciated (Vanity Fair, 1917)
Just prior to the death of Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917), the Welsh poet and essayist, Arthur Symons (1865-1945), reviewed a book written by the French writer, Judith Cladel (1873-1958) concerning the artist's work and creative temperament:
"'Auguste Rodin pris sur la Vie' at once a document and a living thing. The main interest lies in the exactitude with which it records the actual words of Rodin, much as he must have spoken them" y
| Reminiscences of August Rodin (Vanity Fair, 1918)
The Paris-based artist Stephen Haweis (1878 - 1969) remembered his friendship with the French sculptor, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917): "Not many 'bon mots' are recorded of him. He had not the conversational brilliance of Degas or Whistler, but there one may be recalled here..." TOPIC INDEX: Auguste Rodin Magazine Article 1917,Artist Stephen Haweis Recalled His Friendship with Auguste Rodin,1917 Magazine Article Regarding French Modernist Sculptor Auguste Rodin 1917,Magazine Article Written by Artist Stephen Haweis 1917,Vanity Fair Magazine Article by Artist Stephen Haweis.
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