Watercolors: Sargent's pictorial diary. (watercolor painter John Singer Sargent)

From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: November 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Most of John Singer Sargent's works have been displayed in museums and galleries in Boston, MA. His works could have been aptly called his diary because they depicted his significant life events such as his holiday vacations, his pictorial ambitions, companions and relationships.

Late in 1911, Arthur Fairbanks, the director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, heard that John Singer Sargent was preparing a group of watercolors for exhibition and sale at M. Knoedler and Company in New York City. He was interested immediately, for Bostonians had long been Sargent enthusiasts. The painter's ...

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