Self portrait, 1906

Trained in Italy, Germany and France, where his teacher was Emile Carolus-Duran. At the age of 23 Sargent painted a portrait of his teacher and it was shown at the Paris Salon. Portrait of Carolus-Duran, 1879

The early work of the artist was appreciated by Henry James. In France, Sargent through his friendship with Paul Helleu, Sargent met giants of the art world, including Degas, Rodin, Monet, and Whistler. Paul Helleu sketching with his wife Alice Guérin, 1889 Claude Monet Painting by the Edge of a Wood, 1885

After Sargent visited Spain. There he studied the paintings of Velázquez with a passion and in his travels gathered ideas for future works. He was entranced with Spanish music and dance so he created one of his early masterpieces El Jaleo (1882)

Trips to Italy provided sketches and ideas for several Venetian street scenes genre paintings. Upon his return, Sargent quickly received several portrait commissions and great skill made him a standout among the newer portraitists, and his fame quickly spread.

The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, 1882The Lady with the Rose,1882

Portrait of Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) (1884)

Sargent's first major success at the Royal Academy came in 1887, with Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, a large picturing of two young girls lighting the lanterns in an English garden in Broadway. The painting was immediately taken by the Tate Gallery. Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, 1886

He also completed portraits of two U.S. presidents: Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, 1917

By 1900, Sargent was at the height of his fame. Between 1900 and 1907, the painter continued his high productivity, which included, in addition to dozens of oil portraits, hundreds of portrait drawings at about $400 each. In 1907, at the age of 51, Sargent officially closed his studio. He stated, Painting a portrait would be quite amusing if you were not forced to talk while working…What a nonsense having to entertain the sitter and to look happy when you feel tired

In 1925, soon before he died, Sargent painted his last oil portrait, a canvas of Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston. Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, 1925

Gondoliers' Siesta University of Genoa Scuola di San Rocco

Muddy Alligators, 1917

Karer See, 1914 Artist in the Simplon, 1909

Sargent was commissioned as a war artist by the British Ministry of Information. In his large painting Gassed and in many watercolors, he depicted scenes from the Great War. Gassed, 1918

The Grand Central Art Galleries held a major exhibit of Sargent's work in Then the painter returned to England, where he died on April 14, 1925 of heart disease. Sargent was buried in Brookwood, Surrey. frescoes The rest of his life Sargent dedicated to the work with frescoes.

Carnation, Lily, Rose, 1886