John Singer Sargent |John Singer Sargent| Self Portrait, 1906,
oil on canvas, 70 × 53 cm, Uffizi Gallery, Florence. January 12,
1856| |Died||April 14, 1925 London, United Kingdom
|Nationality||American (United States)| |Training||École
nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts| |Works||Portrait of Madame
X The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit Carnation, Lily, Lily,
Rose Lady Agnew of Lochnaw |Influenced by||Carolus-Duran, Léon
Bonnat, Diego Velázquez, Frans Hals, Antonio Mancini| John
Singer Sargent (January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) was an
American artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his
generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury. During
his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than
2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal
drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice to
the Tyrol, Corfu, the Middle East, Montana, Maine, and Florida.
His parents were American, but he was trained in Paris prior to
moving to London. Sargent enjoyed inte