Her portraits are of the New Woman: well-educated, thoughtful, and increasingly in control of their own destiny.
Sargent
A rich and successful painter of portraits during the Belle Époque, did he paint any proper fine art?
A summary chronology of the major milestones in the history of oil painting, with copious illustrations from the masters.
His studio was a recurrent motif which tells us much about his promotional activity, and his extended persona.
The model’s mother claimed she was 16, she is almost nude, and a few years later, her jealous husband committed murder.
One dancer, three painters, four portraits of the dancer, and two portraits of Chase himself.
An exhibition in Washington, Boston, and Venice, and three superb books about this master painter and Impressionist. And some of his paintings, of course.
Did he just paint fashionable women in fashionable clothing, or was there more to this hugely successful artist?
Rural naturalist, Impressionist, and Pre-Raphaelite styles in portraits, landscapes, genre, and religious paintings: that is versatility.
He painted with the Danish Impressionists at Skagen, in St Ives, and above all in Hungary – and has been all but forgotten now.
