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 Mus茅e d'Orsay in Paris. 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 works on paper have averaged 31,576 USD, while his paintings have sold for an average of 25,776 USD.John Singer Sargent has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Daily Art Magazine in October 2025. The artist died in 1925.

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

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Featured for Sale

Corner of the Church of San Stae, Venice ,1913

By John Singer Sargent

Christie's New York

Angels in a Transept, Study after Goya ,1879

By John Singer Sargent

Christie's New York

Portrait of Edgar Vincent, Viscount d'Abernon, G.C.M.G. (1857-1941 ,1906

By John Singer Sargent

Sotheby's Paris

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Notable Lots

San Geremia ,1913

By John Singer Sargent

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GROUP WITH PARASOLS (A SIESTA) - John Singer Sargent

GROUP WITH PARASOLS (A SIESTA) ,1905

By John Singer Sargent

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Corner of the Church of San Stae, Venice - John Singer Sargent

Corner of the Church of San Stae, Venice ,1913

By John Singer Sargent

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Trees ,1913

By John Singer Sargent

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Angels in a Transept, Study after Goya - John Singer Sargent

Angels in a Transept, Study after Goya ,1879

By John Singer Sargent

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Corner of the Church of San Stae, Venice ,1913

By John Singer Sargent

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STUDY OF A YOUNG MAN (SEATED - John Singer Sargent

STUDY OF A YOUNG MAN (SEATED ,1895

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A lady in a pale blue lace-trimmed gown with fan, before a verdant background and seat

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Watercolor and gouache

Attributed to John Singer Sargent

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Current Exhibitions

Impressionist Light

Debra Force Fine Art

Upper East Side | New York | USA

15 Oct, 2025 - 12 Dec, 2025

The American Masters: Important American Paintings, Vol. XXVI

Questroyal Fine Art

Upper East Side | New York | USA

10 Oct, 2025 - 30 Dec, 2025

American Masterworks

Fenimore Art Museum

Cooperstown | New York | USA

01 Apr, 2025 - 31 Dec, 2025

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Articles

Christie's New York presents 20/21 Fall Marquee Week

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Coverage

鈥� ..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... 鈥�
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The Morgan Library

鈥� ..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... 鈥�
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Corcoran Gallery of Art

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

鈥� ..Acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic, he was closely connected to many of the other leading artists, writers, actors and musicians of the time... 鈥�
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National Portrait Gallery, London

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

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