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Title: John Singer Sargent by Elaine Kilmurray, Richard Ormond ISBN: 0-691-00434-X Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 20 October, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (10 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: overpriced
Comment: I saw this exhibit in DC last week and Sargent's works were so gorgeous that it's worth your time to see it twice and wait in line. But I have to admit a great sense of disappointment in this book because many reproductions are not true to the original. The colors were not as vivid- this is really noticeable in the watercolors which were duller copies of the originals. The stories are interesting, but you can get that from other Sargent books. This book is overpriced for what it offers because you won't be able to get a sense of Sargent's brilliant colors. One good thing about this book is that it had a color reproduction of several of Sargent's works that is not available in other books. If you're looking for a better book, I suggest "Sargent Abroad."
Rating: 4
Summary: A satisfying book
Comment: I saw this exhibit at the Tate Gallery, London. The exhibit was terrific, though something seemed lacking in the over all presentation. Sargent is one overlooked watercolorist. He is one of the greatest, on an equal or superior platform to Homer. His Valasquez like eye made him a superior artist, though he seemed to get trapped in his facile technique in society portraits. Sargent is an amazing artist. One whose personal power has always been challenged by those that believe technique is secondary. Tell that to someone who appreciates his lively beautiful brushwork and intelligent landscapes. They won't buy it! The reproductions are not second rate as stated previously. They are rather good!The essays are good reading too.
Rating: 3
Summary: Great content, not so great reproductions.
Comment: First off, you will never be satisfied with any reproduction compared to the original painting. Sargent's paintings in the MFA in Boston looks like the paint was laid yesterday. But I have seen several reproductions of this work, the originals in the MFA and MOMA in NY, and of all the major books I have seen, this has the most disappointing reproductions. The colors seem muted and flat.
On the other hand, the information on each painting is great, and for specific info on his works in a one volume set, this can't be beat.
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Title: The Watercolors of John Singer Sargent by Carl Little, John Singer Sargent ISBN: 0520219708 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: John Singer Sargent: The Sensualist by Trevor J. Fairbrother, John Singer Sargent ISBN: 0300087446 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: The Age of Elegance by From the Editors of Phaidon ISBN: 0714835447 Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: 10 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Sargent Abroad: Figures and Landscapes by Warren Adelson, Donna Seldin Janis, Elaine Kilmurray, Richard Ormond, Elizabeth Oustinoff ISBN: 0789203847 Publisher: Abbeville Press, Inc. Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: Sargent and Italy by Bruce Robertson, Jane Dini, Ilene Susan Fort, Stephanie L. Herdrich, Richard Warrington Baldwin Lewis, Richard Ormond ISBN: 0691113289 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 06 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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