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28 years, from 1889 until 1917, the lives and careers of these two paramount artists
followed parallel paths. Their personal friendship developed as their art deepened.
This illustrated lecture explores the significance of that great relationship—how
it was reflected in their painting styles, and how both accepted huge mural commissions,
which altered the direction of both artists' careers.
The Salmagundi Club, New York
47 Fifth Avenue
Friday Evening, January 25, 2008
7:00 P.M.
Free to Portrait Institute Members
Others: $20.
To request required tickets: click on "Ordering" at left.
Limited seating.
Sargent in his Paris studio, circa 1884.
Sorolla in his studio in Madrid, 1913.
Clotilde,
by Sorolla, 1910.
Lady Rocksavage,
by Sargent, 1913.
Before the Bath,
by Sorolla. 1900.
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the closing decade of the nineteenth century and the first two decades of
the twentieth, the art movement known as Impressionism attracted widespread
popular support and, as time went by, scholarly and curatorial interest.
At the same time, a group of artists of immense talent and skill took a
different course and pursued different goals: the American expatriate John
Singer Sargent, the Scandinavian Anders Zorn, the Russian Valentin Serov,
the Spaniard Joaquin Sorolla, and others. Scholars have created a term to
identify this group, calling them the "Luminists" or "painters
of light."
This illustrated lecture traces the careers of two giants of the Luminist
movement, Sargent and Sorolla. Both achieved early fame and a degree of
financial independence. Both made the portrait a principal focus of their
careers. And both, at the height of their fame and influence, accepted colossal
assignments in mural painting, assignments which had an important impact
on the course of their artistic development.
Along the way, the two became friends and correspondents. The lecture will
present examples of their greatest works, explore the influence of each
artist upon the other, and concludes with an overview of the immense mural
projects which dominated the conclusion of their incomparable careers.
John Howard Sanden is a New York-based portrait artist, the author
of six books on portrait painting, and was, for 25 years, a lecturer on
portraiture at the Art Students League of New York. He holds the degree
of Doctor of Fine Arts, and is the founder (1974) of The Portrait Institute.
The Lecture.
The lecture begins at 7:00, and will conclude at approximately 9:00. The
event is free to Portrait Institute members. Others are charged $20. Tickets
are required and may be requested by clicking on "Ordering" in
the menu at the left.
or
28 years, from 1889 until 1917, the lives and careers of these two paramount artists
followed parallel paths. Their personal friendship developed as their art deepened.
This illustrated lecture explores the significance of that great relationship—how
it was reflected in their painting styles, and how both accepted huge mural commissions,
which altered the direction of both artists' careers.
n
the closing decade of the nineteenth century and the first two decades of
the twentieth, the art movement known as Impressionism attracted widespread
popular support and, as time went by, scholarly and curatorial interest.
At the same time, a group of artists of immense talent and skill took a
different course and pursued different goals: the American expatriate John
Singer Sargent, the Scandinavian Anders Zorn, the Russian Valentin Serov,
the Spaniard Joaquin Sorolla, and others. Scholars have created a term to
identify this group, calling them the "Luminists" or "painters
of light."
