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A new video from Evan Puschak, the creator behind the Nerdwriter YouTube channel, delves into the uniquely blended fashion of the American painter John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). Described by Kottke as “realism by way of impressionism,” Sargent’s method facilities on precisely capturing the tonal worth of a scene, the spectrum of sunshine to darkish, moderately than on devoted depictions of objects, figures, or shapes. “All over the place you look,” Puschak says, “you see his supremely assured looseness, a sort of portray you perhaps wouldn’t suppose to affiliate with a sensible illustration of the world. And but that’s precisely the ultimate impact—a realism that’s someway extra true than finely detailed portray.” Watch the brief artwork historical past lesson above to be taught extra about Sargent’s coaching, work, and course of and the way “the impressions of sunshine and coloration have been his topics.”
Particulars of “Nanchaloir” (1911)
Element of “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (1885-1886)
“Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (1885-1886)
#art history
#John Singer Sargent
#video
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