JOHN SINGER SARGENT

12 January 1856, Florence, Italy

14 April 1925, London, United Kingdom

He studied arts in Italy and in Germany.

One of his great influence was the Spanish master Velázquez.

He painted portraits of important personalities but also exotic beauties such as Rosina Ferrara, Carmela Bertagna and Mme X.

As this aroused a negative reaction, he decided to go to live in England.

His painting Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, with young girls lighting lanterns in an English garden, was immediately purchased by the Tate Gallery.

And in 1894 he was elected an associate of the Royal Academy.

During his life he painted 900 oil paintings, more than 2.000 watercolours and hundreds of sketches and charcoal drawings.

During his last years he was focused on landscapes, documenting his travels from Tyrol to Corfu and Florida.

In his private life it was referred that, as homossexual, he had personal relations with Prince Edmond de Polignac and Count Robert de Montesquieu.

He has been subject of recent exhibitions in several important museums.

"Leaving churh", Campo San Canciano, Venice

"The model"

"Naked boy on the beach"

"Marionettes"

"A dinner table at night"

"Study for the spanish dancer"

"A male model standing before a Stove"

"The oyster gatherers of Cancale"

"Bedouin women carrying water jars"

"Rosina", Capri

"Tommies bathing", 1918

"Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose"

"A boat in the waters of Capri"

"Head of a Capri girl"

"Carrara workmen"

"Egyptian water jars"

"The bathers"

"Street in Venice", 1882