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Portrait
of Theodore Roosevelt, John Singer Sargent
Oil
on canvas, 1903
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John Singer Sargent was an American artist and one of the last great Realist painters. Known for his portrait paintings, he painted portraits of influential people like Theodore Roosevelt. John Singer Sargent is one of my favorite artists, he is able to mix realism and impressionism painting techniques in his work. John Singer Sargent is able to convey the person's personality in his paintings. John Singer Sargent's influences are Diego Velazquez and Frans Hal.
Diego Velasquez is a Spanish artist
during the 17th century. Diego Velasquez was a Realist artist.
Velasquez depicted his clients in honestly, even painting their
flaws. Velasquez applied paint directly on the canvas giving a loose
brush stroke to his work1.
John Singer Sargent studied Velasquez's technique and incorporated
Velasquez's technique to his own paintings. Shown in Velasquez's oil
portrait painting A Spanish Gentleman and John Singer
Sargent's oil portrait painting Frank O'Meara the
viewer sees similar brush stroke techniques.
The other artist who heavily
influenced John Singer Sargent was Frans Hal. Frans Hal had a
spontaneous and loose brush strokes. Hal captured the effect and
feeling instead of the details 2.
John Singer Sargent used Frans Hal's techniques in his watercolour.
John
Singer Sargent was heavily influenced by Diego Velasquez and Frans
Hal. Diego Velasquez and Frans Hal were both baroque artists, but
influenced Realists and Impressionists artists with their loose brush
strokes.
1. http://www.artble.com/artists/john_singer_sargent
2. http://www.artble.com/artists/john_singer_sargent
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Frank
O'Meara, John Singer
Sargent
Oil
on canvas, 1876
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A
Spanish Gentleman,
Diego Velasquez
Oil
on canvas, 1634
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The
Tramp, John Singer Sargent
Watercolour, 1904
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Verdonck,
Frans Hal
Oil
on panel, 1627
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