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Retrospective exhibition of important works of John Singer Sargent, February 23rd to March 22nd, 1924

By Grand Central Art Galleries

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Experience an early 20th-century art show with a catalog celebrating an American painter who captured the spirit of his time through portraits and landscapes.

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2023-05-21
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"Retrospective exhibition of important works of John Singer Sargent, February 23rd to March 22nd, 1924" is a catalog documenting an art exhibition of John Singer Sargent's most important paintings, held in early 1924. This catalog captures a moment in art history, celebrating Sargent's skill in portraiture and landscape painting, and was produced during a time of growing appreciation for American artists both at home and abroad. The pages of the catalog list artwork exhibited, emphasizing how he captured the spirit and character of his subjects with stunning realism and energy. The content gives insights of Sargent’s methods, portraying motion and life on his canvases, securing his spot as a major figure in American art. In effect, the exhibition becomes a symbol of American art's vitality and Sargent's lasting influence.

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The Grand Central Art Galleries were the exhibition and administrative space of the nonprofit Painters and Sculptors Gallery Association, an artists' cooperative established in 1922 by Walter Leighton Clark together with John Singer Sargent, Edmund Greacen, and others. Artists closely associated with the Grand Central Art Galleries included Hovsep Pushman, George de Forest Brush, and especially Sargent, whose posthumous show took place there in 1928.

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