Behind the renowned paintings of John Singer Sargent lies another legacy—a treasure trove of letters, photographs, and sketches that document the artist’s world. Among the correspondence, more than a dozen letters from Sargent to Claude Monet illuminate his lifelong friendship and admiration for the French Impressionist master. Another note, carefully written in a neat round hand, describes a certain portrait as a “masterpiece”; it is signed Amélie Gautreau, an appreciative sitter best known today as Madame X. In celebration of the recent gift to the MFA of The John Singer Sargent Archive, which establishes the Museum as the center for Sargent scholarship, this exhibition selected from the archive and the MFA’s collection, brings Sargent’s era to life, enhancing our understanding of the man and his work.
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John Singer Sargent Painting (1918), Henry Tonks. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
John Singer Sargent to Claude Monet from 33 Tite St., London, re his acquisition of a Monet (Sept 1, 1897), John Singer Sargent. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Vanity Fair Supplement, “A Great Realist” (Undated), Max Beerbohm . Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
John Singer Sargent to Arthur Fairbanks. (Undated), John Singer Sargent. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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