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Un tableau de Sargent pour le Smithsonian

John Singer Sargent
Etable à Cuenca, 1903
Huile sur toile - 57,1 x 72 cm
Washington, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Photo : Smithsonian American Art Museum
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6/3/14 - Acquisition - Washington, Smithsonian American Art Museum - Connu pour ses portraits mondains, dont il apprit les ressorts auprès de Carolus-Duran et pour lesquels il fit preuve d’une virtuosité indéniable, John Singer Sargent ne peignit pas seulement des femmes élégantes posant dans des intérieurs raffinés ; il traita des sujets plus prosaïques, comme en témoignent les ânes dans une étable, tableau récemment acquis par le Smithsonian American Art Museum auprès d’un collectionneur privé.

Américain né à Florence, mort à Londres, Sargent voyagea beaucoup et notamment en Espagne…

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