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Portrait of Mrs. A. Lawrence Rotch, 1903, by John Singer Sargent. Oil on canvas. Courtesy Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska.

"John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women"
ArtfixDaily Staff - August 24th, 2010 23:44

The Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York, has on view, through Dec. 31, 2010, a dazzling assemblage of portraits by American impressionist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women features approximately 25 of Sargent's paintings of American women. The exhibition demonstrates how Sargent's stylistic choices reflected the character traits of his female subjects. Divided into three thematic sections - Women of Fashion, Women of ...

Gunnar Widforss (1879-1934) Lily Pads (1915), watercolor on paper, 4.75 x 7.5 inches, signed l.r., sold at the Couer d'Alene Auction for $11,115.

Western artists heat up Coeur d'Alene auction

The annual Couer d'Alene Auction in Reno, Nevada, totalled a strong $9.2 million (with buyer's premium) on July 24. Among the 312 lots of traditional and contemporary Western, ...

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