John Singer Sargent

His life and works in 500 images

An illustrated exploration of the artist, his life and
context, with a gallery of 300 paintings and drawings

Susie Hodge

An American who spent most of his life in Europe, a portraitist who
painted landscapes, a family man who never married, who became
the most sought-after artist in high society but then preferred to
paint mountains to people. John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) was
one of the most influential portrait painters of his time, but he is
also an enigma. Despite his huge body of work, we know little
about Sargent the man. Truly international, he was acclaimed on
both sides of the Atlantic, and was close friends with many of the
leading artists, writers, actors and musicians of his generation. This
insightful reference book gives a detailed biography of his life and
the world he lived in, together with a gallery of his greatest and
most interesting works.

Susie Hodge, MA, FRSA, is an award winning author, art historian,
lecturer, artist and journalist with many publications on art history,
practical art and history to her name.