American painting and its tradition, as represented by Inness, Wyant, Martin, Homer, La Farge, Wistler, Chase, Alexander, Sargent (1919)
Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932 · Freeport, N. Y., Books for Libraries Press · leaf 320
what could be better than thebeautiful portrait of Lady Agnew.^ Whatevermay be the qualities or defects of the sitter,Sargent may be trusted to record the facts be-fore him exactly as they are, and let the burdenof their explanation fall on the friends or thefamily, if it must. His successes in… … Carnation Lily, Lily Rose, by John S. Sargent. In the National Gallery of British Art, London. JOHN S. SARGENT 261 the portrait of two little girls lighting Chineselanterns in a flower-garden. It is of course care-fully arranged, and told with great beauty ofcolor and light; but the painting of the…
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