John Singer Sargent / Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth) / 1897

John Singer Sargent
Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth)
1897
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Creator Name: Sargent, John Singer
Creator Nationality: North American; American
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: American; 1856-1925 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
Creator Active Place: North and Central America,North America,United Sta
Creator Name-CRT: John Singer Sargent
Title: Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth)
Title Type: preferred
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1897
Creation End Date: 1897
Creation Date: 1897
Creation Place: ...,Great Britain,England,Greater London,London
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: unframed:90 3/4 x 48 3/4 in. (231 x 124 cm)
Inscriptions: Signed, lower left: "John S. Sargent"
AMICA Contributor: The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 1922.4450
Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago, Wirt D. Walker Collection.
Rights: http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html
Context: Mrs. George Swinton epitomizes the painterly virtuosity that made John Singer Sargent the most favored portraitist of fashionable Europeans and Americans in the late nineteenth century. Extravagant color and brushwork were central to Sargent's success, as was his ability to present an image of his sitter that adhered to social standards dictated by class and gender expectations; in Elizabeth 'Elsie' Swinton's case, he accentuated her regal bearing and feminine dress. Yet Swinton was also known for her muscial talents. At the time her portrait was executed, she was recognized as an amateur singer and later began performing professionally. Swinton's pose indicates both the poise of a performer and the countenance of a fashionable, worldly woman.
AMICA ID: AIC_.1922.4450
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998

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