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Portrait Drawings: 42 Works (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
£5.70
Collection of portraits, selected from public and private holdings by art historian Trevor J. Fairbrother, reveal the technical skill and intuitive eye for which American portrait painter John Singer Sargent is renowned. Drawings in pencil, pastels and charcoal ― a lesser-known aspect of Sargent’s oeuvre ― are shown. List of Plates. Introduction. Captions.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc (28 Mar. 2003) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 48 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0486245241 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0486245249 |
| Dimensions | 20.6 x 0.3 x 27.8 cm |
by L. W.
This book is large format (although thin, more like a booklet). The images are simply breath-taking. It’s great to see large A4 versions of his drawings, especially the charcoals. I hadn’t realised until I saw them at this size just how emotional his portrait drawings are. Really stunning. Could look at this for hours. So glad I bought it!
by toomanyspamproducts
Book quality could be better to do more justice to the drawings, but for the price I cannot complain. Sargent is Sargent and his work shines through. This is a great little book for some quick inspiration and enjoyment. Perfectly fine to do some little studies of as well.
by Arcis
I always admire charcoal drawing and Sargent Portrait drawings did not disappoint my expectations.
by Richie
I bought the kindle version of this book and for the price it is a fabulous collection of Sargent’s portraits (in pencil and charcoal). Plenty of material here for the budding artist to study and develop their own portrait drawing skills. It’s not a tutorial book but an excellent collection of examples from one of the true masters!
by Rumi
I love all Sargent’s work and was purchasing this to study his sketches. The quality of the prints and artwork were not great. I decided to purchase a different version.
by NeilC
Love the energy in Sargent’s charcoal portrait sketches, something I hope to emulate in my own work.
by Tyler
Nice book and as described. Lots of nice portraits which are presented.
by Kieran Belshaw
The poor quality of the prints, the thin flimsy book as a whole, just dont waste your time with this. Instead spend a bit more and get a decent book that you will want to keep and enjoy looking at! Unbelievable that it’s 2021 and people are still printing crap of this low standard.