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John Singer Sargent

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John Singer Sargent (; January 12, 1856 – April 15, 1925) was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Belle Époque and Edwardian-era luxury. He made roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice to the Tyrol, Corfu, Capri, Spain, the Middle East, Montana, Maine, and Florida.

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Quotes from John Singer Sargent

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

—John Singer Sargent

You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.

—John Singer Sargent

A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth.

—John Singer Sargent

Mine is the horny hand of toil.

—John Singer Sargent