Assembled in a portfolio by Isabella Stewart Gardner.
Dimensions
25.4 x 29.5 cm (10 x 11 5/8 in.)
Display Media
Printed ink on paper
Web Commentary
Henry James was an accomplished art critic. Having studied with the artist John LaFarge as a youth, his criticism reflected a firsthand knowledge of painting. Of Sargent, James concludes: “The gift that he possesses he possesses completely—the immediate perception of the end and of the means.”
Permanent Gallery Location
Blue Room
Bibliography
Henry James. "John S. Sargent," Harper's Magazine, Vol 75 (1887) pp. 683-91.
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Henry James was an accomplished art critic. Having studied with the artist John LaFarge as a youth, his criticism reflected a firsthand knowledge of painting. Of Sargent, James concludes: “The gift that he possesses he possesses completely—the immediate perception of the end and of the means.”
