John Singer Sargent

American | 1856 - 1925

John Singer Sargent was an American 19th Century artist who was born in 1856. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art have featured John Singer Sargent's work in the past.John Singer Sargent's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 3 USD to 23,528,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 23,528,000 USD for GROUP WITH PARASOLS (A SIESTA), sold at Sotheby's New York in 2004. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 56,039 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 32,133 USD.John Singer Sargent has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, Museums + Heritage Advisor and Daily Art Magazine. The most recent article is Hyperallergic Spring 2025 New York Art Guide written for Hyperallergic in February 2025. The artist died in 1925.

Artist's alternative names: J. S. Sargent, John S. Sargent, John Singer Sargeant

Featured for Sale

Sir Edward Partington (1836-1925), JP, DL, 1st Lord Doverdale

After John Singer Sargent

Woolley & Wallis

At Auction

Notable Lots

CASHMERE SHAWL (DOROTHY BARNARD AND NICOLA D'INVERNO)

By John Singer Sargent

John Ridgely Carter

By John Singer Sargent

+161%

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Girl Fishing ,1913

By John Singer Sargent

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Sir Edward Partington (1836-1925), JP, DL, 1st Lord Doverdale

After John Singer Sargent

Woolley & Wallis

Recent Auction Results

JOHN SINGER SARGENT

By John Singer Sargent

Ro Gallery

Grand Place-Brussels

By John Singer Sargent

Lacy Scott & Knight

Villa Torlonia ,1907

By John Singer Sargent

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Christie's New York

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Current Exhibitions

Ninfa e Musa: Un secolo del femminile nell’arte

Galleria Russo, Rome

Rome | Italy

Feb 21,2025 - Mar 13,2025

Monet in Conversation

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Kansas City | Missouri | USA

Mar 30,2024 - Mar 23,2025

Revolutions: Art From The Hirshhorn Collection, 1860–1960

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution

National Mall | Washington D.C. | District Of Columbia | USA

Mar 22,2024 - Apr 20,2025

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Articles

Masterworks at the Fenimore Art Museum

The Magazine Antiques 21/02/2025

Over just eight months, the Fenimore Art Museum, with the support of the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust, expanded its fine art collection with the acquisition of twenty-seven new paintings by American nonpareils.

Hyperallergic Spring 2025 New York Art Guide

Hyperallergic 20/02/2025

Your guide to this season’s must-see museum exhibitions and art events in and around New York City.

Eli Wilner Frame Funding - Additional Funding Available Through April 2025

ArtDaily 04/02/2025

Following a tremendous response from museums in January, Eli Wilner & Company's funding partners have committed another $225,000 that will be available toward reframing and frame restoration projects for museums and nonprofit institutions of all sizes.

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Coverage

“ ..While he is best known for his powerful paintings, he largely ceased painting portraits in 1907 and turned instead to charcoal drawings to satisfy portrait commissions... ”
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The Morgan Library

“ ..While Sargent is best known for his society portraits and much of his oeuvre has been well-documented in exhibitions and publications, this groundbreaking exhibition and its accompanying catalogue will... ”
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Corcoran Gallery of Art

“ .. Simultaneously, in the Museum's Fenway Gallery, we will exhibit archival material related to Sargent's use of the Gothic Room as a studio... ”
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

“ ..It showcases 52 paintings and eight sculptures by some of America's greatest artists... ”
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Wichita Art Museum

“ ..Fabulous early-20th-century scenes of landscape, labor, and leisure highlight Sargent’s exquisite mastery of the medium of watercolor, in which he was unsurpassed... ”
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston