Description |
x, 262 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 20 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-244) and index. |
Summary |
Sargent's painting, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, both explores and defies convention, crossing the boundaries between portrait and genre scene, formal composition and casual snapshot. |
Contents |
Sargent's Daughters -- John Singer Sargent -- Ned and Isa Boit -- Paris -- The Boits, Sargent, and children -- The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit: the setting -- The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit: the painting -- "Four corners and a void" -- Sargent's excursions -- A Boston interlude, 1886-88 -- Afterlife: Ned and Isa -- Afterlife: The daughters of Edward Boit -- Afterlife: The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit. |
Subject |
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925. Daughters of Edward Darley Boit.
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Children in art.
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Boit, Edward D., 1840-1915.
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Added Author |
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925.
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ISBN |
9780878467426 |
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0878467424 |
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