John Singer Sargent was famous for his high society portraits set in elegant rooms like this. Find out why he gave up what he called “a pimp’s profession” and began painting just for his own pleasure, doing landscapes and scenes of his family. His niece Rose-Marie, pictured here, became one of his favorite subjects.
Painted just before World War I, we also find out what happened to them after this peaceful afternoon.
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SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is 3 Pieces composed by Lili Boulanger performed by Pandora Selfridge. Courtesy of musopen.org
Nonchaloir (Repose) information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.35080.html
https://www.nga.gov/audio-video/audio/repose-nonchaloir-sargent.html
John Singer Sargent information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1858.html
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Recommended Reading:
American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part II (PDF 91.2 MB)
John Singer Sargent and His Muse by Karen Corsano and Daniel Williman