Photo and painting of JS Sargent’s teacher Carolus-Duran. Painting not made from photo. Photo taken (possibly?) to resemble the painting. Posted by James Gurney
Would you be surprised to see that a painter who depended on patrons’ funds applied a bit of painterly flattery to his portraits?
Take a look at this portrait above by John Singer Sargent, of his teacher Carolus-Duran. See how the angles of the eyebrows have been accentuated, and the mustache lifted? Notice also the nose is more aquiline, the face is more smooth, cheekbones more sculptural, and narrow. These lifts are more pleasing to both the owner of the face, and those who gaze upon it.
Check your realism. Charismatic flattery is a valued skill, and a well paid friend.
–> Starting Monday, July 24: “How to paint from your own photographs.” An art camp for teens.
I found some lovely masterwork studies drawn by Fran O’Neill, but she didn’t list the paintings they were drawn from. I figured I’d make a game of it. Be the first to identify the artist and title of one of these masterwork paintings and win $50 towards a class. Fran O’Neill is teaching a landscape …
Take a class with SAL – anywhere! Edward Hopper is one of the greatest American painters of the 20th century, having influence over photography and cinema as well as painting. His direct and realist paintings depicted light and shadow, and solitude in daily contemporary life. But what influences did Hopper have? Rejecting the style of …
Take a class with SAL – anywhere! In a V. Note from November 2016, I shared “Democracy Has Bad Taste”, and an audio interview on BBC with Grayson Perry. I’ve had pottery on the brain lately (I’m excited for our ceramics studio to open) so today I’m looping back to share some of Perry’s pottery. …
The Charismatic Flattery of JS Sargent
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Photo and painting of JS Sargent’s teacher Carolus-Duran. Painting not made from photo. Photo taken (possibly?) to resemble the painting. Posted by James Gurney
Would you be surprised to see that a painter who depended on patrons’ funds applied a bit of painterly flattery to his portraits?
Take a look at this portrait above by John Singer Sargent, of his teacher Carolus-Duran. See how the angles of the eyebrows have been accentuated, and the mustache lifted? Notice also the nose is more aquiline, the face is more smooth, cheekbones more sculptural, and narrow. These lifts are more pleasing to both the owner of the face, and those who gaze upon it.
Check your realism. Charismatic flattery is a valued skill, and a well paid friend.
–> Starting Monday, July 24: “How to paint from your own photographs.” An art camp for teens.
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