Dulwich Picture Gallery
Author
Publisher
GILES an imprint of D Giles Limited in association with Dulwich Picture Gallery
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
John Singer Sargent's work in watercolor was unorthodox. He overturned traditional contemporary compositional standards and avoided the obviously picturesque, developing an audacious and sophisticated technique, an expression of his personal modern aesthetic. He ignored the celebrated panoramas of Venice and the traditional description of landscape; instead his watercolors challenged the viewer with unconventional angles, confrontational poses and...