Sargent may have been the portrait painter for the Edwardian era, but what I love most about his work are his watercolors -- they continue to inspire and teach. The freshness and lushness of his work seems so contemporary -- ahead of his time for use of paint, water and paper in the field.
Spanish Fountain
Watercolor
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Watercolor
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Learn about about Sargent at this link:
And if you like a little scandal (and what is good art without scandal), read about the infamous Madame X...
Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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