John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was an American painter, even though he was born in Florence, Italy and he died in London, England. He painted all sorts of things in different mediums. Sargent worked in between Impressionism and Expressionism, and he broke the tradition of drawing on the canvas with a pencil first, preferring to use broads strokes and a paintbrush from the beginning of a work.
He was known as an exceptional portraitist, working in oils. The rich and famous paid a lot of money for Sargent to paint their likenesses. He also painted landscapes in watercolors. He produced more than 1000 paintings in his lifetime.
An Artist in His Studio By John Singer Sargent – JwF3weR3IjhDVw at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21997189 The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit By John Singer Sargent – http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/the-daughters-of-edward-darley-boit-31782, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26126915 Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose By John Singer Sargent – lAGrEoFGzGZEEQ at Google Cultural Institute, zoom level maximum Tate Images (http://www.tate-images.com/results.asp?image=N01615&wwwflag=3&imagepos=1), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13459122Robert Louis Stevenson and his Wife By John Singer Sargent – John Singer Sargent Gallery, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1907416 Lady Agnew of Lochnaw By John Singer Sargent – Own work by Ad Meskens., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29347966 Theodore Roosevelt By John Singer Sargent – The White House Historical Association, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9556193
