[Rosina, John Singer Sargent, 1878]

Rosina (Paintings)

Rosina Ferrara

Date of Creation1878Height (cm)36.00Length (cm)17.10MediumOilSupportOtherSubjectFigure

John Singer Sargent (/ˈsɑrdʒənt/; January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) was an American artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury.[1][2] During his career, he created 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, the Middle East, Montana, Maine, and Florida.

His parents were American, but he was trained in Paris prior to moving to London. Sargent enjoyed international acclaim as a portrait painter, although not without controversy and some critical reservation; an early submission to the Paris Salon, his "Portrait of Madame X", was intended to consolidate his position as a society painter, but it resulted in scandal instead. From the beginning his work was characterized by remarkable technical facility, particularly in his ability to draw with a brush, which in later years inspired admiration as well as criticism for a supposed superficiality. His commissioned works were consistent with the grand manner of portraiture, while his informal studies and landscape paintings displayed a familiarity with Impressionism. In later life Sargent expressed ambivalence about the restrictions of formal portrait work, and devoted much of his energy to mural painting and working en plein air. He lived most of his life in Europe.

17cm*36cm

이정도면 아주 작은 사이즈의 그림이다.

하지만 여인의 자세에서 부터 바라보는 각도

그리고 주조를 이루는 백색과 연분홍색의 밝고 산뜻한 느낌

아름다운 여인을 그렸다기 보다는 

정말 행복하고 아름다운 '순간'을 사진 찍듯이 

심상으로 담아내 그림으로 표현 한 듯한 그림이다.

John Singer Sargent 의 아름다운 그림들 중에서도 특히 눈에 

들어와 

오랫동안 바라보게 만드는 그림이다. 

바라보면 

행복하게 만든다. 가볍고. 생명감 넘치는...

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