Thank you for this beautiful presentation. It is clear to me that Sargent was indeed a gifted artist. One might argue that a feature of his talent was his dogged determination and persistence when it came to daily practice. He seemed enamored with seeing the world and understanding it through sketches. Sketches are foundations for good paintings and they train the eye and the hand. If the hand and the eye are trained sufficiently, it should not be such a great leap to adjust to a larger scale as he did in the mural paintings.
Retired Art Lecturer here! His secret was everything through photography and a light box! This is how he produced so fast and his "forshortening" was so obvious a give away to the trained eye.
While I understand where this perspective comes from, all the exhibitions and lectures I’ve attended at the Boston MFA suggest otherwise. He may have had a lightbox or projector in his studio, but accounts from those who painted alongside him, as well as his habit of repainting and restarting pieces until he was satisfied, show that he primarily worked from life. For instance, Sargent spent two years painting Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, working outdoors during the fleeting moments of twilight each evening to capture the exact light and atmosphere. Additionally, when he enrolled in Durant’s class, he was already ahead of his time in drawing. His skill came from relentless practice and an exceptional gift, not reliance on tools like photography or a lightbox.
@@godisaiahh I’ve listened to several of those lectures and based on the information I would agree. I have seen some photos that looked like they could have been used as reference that line up with paintings. One example is the Carlus Duran portrait ( I realize that sounds silly) Regardless, I dont get hung up on the purity of Sargents means. A great piece of art stands on its own, and he is not here to defend anything..he doesn’t have to.
looks like someone’s just discovered david hockney’s book is calling everyone up on “lightbox” shenanigans… stop being such a l**er, sargent’s secret was hundreds and hundreds of hours of work, he’s being known for his NUMEROUS plain air studies… try using a light box plain air, dude. who are you even? 😂
JSS is possibly the greatest artist, painter and portraitist since the Renaissance. He is IMHO the greatest of all time. A Brilliant Genius❤❤❤
Un artista excepcional, buen video saludos desde argentina!🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
Thank you for this beautiful presentation. It is clear to me that Sargent was indeed a gifted artist. One might argue that a feature of his talent was his dogged determination and persistence when it came to daily practice. He seemed enamored with seeing the world and understanding it through sketches. Sketches are foundations for good paintings and they train the eye and the hand. If the hand and the eye are trained sufficiently, it should not be such a great leap to adjust to a larger scale as he did in the mural paintings.
What an astonishing artist. One of my favorites. And a pretty good piano player I hear.
Happy Christmas, and thank you for your research and posts during 2024.
Absolutely brilliant! 🤯
Thanks again, always so interesting
Sargent's drawings are exquisite!
Wonderful!
Sargent is one of my very favorite artists.
Legend 🙏🏻❤❤❤❤
Blew me away long ago
Thank you.more sargent please
Inspayreshn artist sargent ❤❤❤
You gotta love Sargent
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👍🏻
Parece tener mucha prisa el narrador
Retired Art Lecturer here! His secret was everything through photography and a light box! This is how he produced so fast and his "forshortening" was so obvious a give away to the trained eye.
That’s interesting?
I’ve had some speculations.. For those of us who don’t have a “trained eye” what other evidence may be of reference?
While I understand where this perspective comes from, all the exhibitions and lectures I’ve attended at the Boston MFA suggest otherwise. He may have had a lightbox or projector in his studio, but accounts from those who painted alongside him, as well as his habit of repainting and restarting pieces until he was satisfied, show that he primarily worked from life. For instance, Sargent spent two years painting Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, working outdoors during the fleeting moments of twilight each evening to capture the exact light and atmosphere. Additionally, when he enrolled in Durant’s class, he was already ahead of his time in drawing. His skill came from relentless practice and an exceptional gift, not reliance on tools like photography or a lightbox.
@@godisaiahh I’ve listened to several of those lectures and based on the information I would agree. I have seen some photos that looked like they could have been used as reference that line up with paintings. One example is the Carlus Duran portrait ( I realize that sounds silly)
Regardless, I dont get hung up on the purity of Sargents means. A great piece of art stands on its own, and he is not here to defend anything..he doesn’t have to.
looks like someone’s just discovered david hockney’s book is calling everyone up on “lightbox” shenanigans… stop being such a l**er, sargent’s secret was hundreds and hundreds of hours of work, he’s being known for his NUMEROUS plain air studies… try using a light box plain air, dude. who are you even? 😂
1/10 ragebait 😂 this is like the guy who said kim jung gi had no talent.