Erica Hirshler

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Sargent's Daughters: The Biography of a PaintingPaperback, 19 March 2019

Sargent's Daughters: The Biography of a Painting
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Print Length
262 pages
Language
English
Publisher
MFA Publications
Date Published
19 Mar 2019
ISBN-10
0878468609
ISBN-13
9780878468607

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"Sargent makes you feel simultaneously drawn into and excluded from the sisters' world, a phenomenon that Erica E. -Hirshler explores in intriguing detail in Sargent's Daughters." -Megan Marshall, The New York Times Sunday Book Review

Henry James credited John Singer Sargent with a knock-down insolence of talent. Among the painter's many renowned works, few deserve the phrase as much as The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (1882), one of Sargent's greatest images. The painting of four young sisters in the family apartment both follows and defies convention, crossing the boundaries between portrait and genre scene, formal composition and casual snapshot. At its unveiling, one prominent critic praised Sargent's stunning originality, while another dismissed the canvas as four corners and a void. Drawing on unpublished archival documents, curator and scholar Erica E. Hirshler explores this iconic painting's significance as an innovative work of art, the people involved in its making and what became of them, its importance to Sargent's career, its place in the tradition of artistic patronage and its changing meanings and lasting popularity. This evocative account, newly available in paperback, simultaneously illuminates a much-loved painting and reaffirms its mystery.

Product Details

Author:
Erica Hirshler
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
19 March 2019
Dimensions:
19.05 x 13.97 x 2.03 cm
ISBN-10:
0878468609
ISBN-13:
9780878468607
Language:
English
Pages:
262
Weight:
362.87 gm

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