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“John Singer Sargent is a powerful and wonderful painter that simply loved women in virtually each one of his portraits”(www. ... The dedication Sargent put down in every single portrait for anyone is incredible and can be seen in each portrait. ... At the turn of the 20th Century, Sargent was one of the leading portraitists who used his modern approach in technique and color to depict the elegance and style of high society.
Sargent’s father was a surgeon in Philadelphia when Sargent’s mother persuaded him to give it all up and live and travel abroad (Ormund and Kilmurray 11). ... Sargent was born on January 12, 1856 in Florence, Italy (Hoopes 8). ... At a very young age, Sargent’s mother would teach him to paint and play the piano, both of which would stay with him forever (9). Sargent traveled around Europe most of his childhood and ended up becoming fluent in French, Italian, German, and English (Jennings 6). The Spanierman Gallery said that, “Sargent’s family traveled constantly throughout the Continent and in England, a mode of living that enriched Sargent both culturally and socially” (www.
Approximate Word count = 841
Approximate Pages = 3.4
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