John Singer Sargent
American | 1856 - 1925
John Singer Sargent was an American 19th Century artist who was born in 1856. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Tate Britain in London. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museum of Fine Arts, Boston have featured John Singer Sargent's work in the past.John Singer Sargent's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 3 USD to 23,528,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 23,528,000 USD for GROUP WITH PARASOLS (A SIESTA), sold at Sotheby's New York in 2004. John Singer Sargent has been featured in articles for World Art News, Studio International and Hyperallergic. The most recent article is A Day in the Garden: 10 Beautiful Gardens in Art written for Daily Art Magazine in April 2024. The artist died in 1925.
Artist's alternative names: J. S. Sargent, John S. Sargent, John Singer Sargeant
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It is widely known that gardens of all shapes and sizes have provided tremendous inspiration to artists throughout time.
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” And indeed wicked it is!
On December 29th, 1888, John Singer Sargent went to the Lyceum Theatre in London to watch the premiere of Shakespeare’s Macbeth starring Henry Irving and Ellen Terry.
