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John Singer Sargent, En Route pour la pêche (Setting Out to Fish), 1878
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Museum purchase, Gallery Fund, 17.2
American expatriate artist John Singer Sargent (1856—1925) is best known for his glamorous society portraits, and much of his art has been well documented in exhibitions and publications. Sargent and the Sea is the first to examine the little-explored maritime paintings and drawings that Sargent produced in various locales during the first five years of his career.
Comprised of an intimate selection of 36 oil paintings, 23 drawings and watercolors, and one scrapbook—all drawn from a wide range of public and private collections in the U.S. and Europe—the exhibition centers on Sargent´s two well-known pictures from this period—Setting Out to Fish and Fishing for Oysters at Cancale—and several related studies. In addition, Sargent and the Sea showcases recent discoveries of several important seascapes and features many rarely exhibited works in watercolor and pen-and-ink that reveal Sargent´s artistic process, his passion for the sea, and his expert knowledge of seafaring.
The presentation´s companion catalogue, published by Yale University Press, includes art historical essays by noted Sargent scholars. Following its premiere at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Sargent and the Sea is curated in Houston by Emily Ballew Neff, MFAH Curator of American Painting and Sculpture. After the Houston presentation, the show travels to the Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Sargent and the Sea is organized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and made possible by the generous support of the Terra Foundation for American Art; Christie´s; the Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts, Inc.; and Altria Group, Inc. Additional support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of "American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius" and the Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation.
In Houston, this exhibition receives generous funding from:
Nancy and Rich Kinder
Additional generous support is provided by:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Hevrdejs
Luther King Capital Management
Cherie and Jim Flores
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Reckling III
Carla Knobloch
Carol and Michael C. Linn
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Schissler, Jr.
Isabel B. and Wallace S. Wilson
Ann and John Bookout
Lilly and Thurmon Andress
The exhibition is underwritten by the MFAH Benefactors of American Art:
Cornelia and Meredith Long
Bobbie and John Nau
Fayez Sarofim
Ann Gordon Trammell
Education programs for this exhibition are made possible by the Favrot Fund.
Related Events:
Creation Station: Begin with a Sketch
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Friday Afternoon Lecture: The Lens of Impressionism: Art Along the Normandy Coast
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Friday, March 19, 2010 1:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Lectures: The Royal Image in British Art: Past, Present, and Future
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Friday, February 19, 2010 1:30 PM
Gallery Talk: Sargent and the Sea (45 min.)
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Friday, April 2, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, April 3, 2010 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Friday, April 9, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, April 10, 2010 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Friday, April 16, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, April 17, 2010 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Friday, April 23, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, April 24, 2010 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Friday, April 30, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Gallery Talk: Americans Abroad (45 min.)
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Gallery Talk: Sargent and the Sea (45 min.)
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 12:00 PM
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:00 PM
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:00 PM
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:00 PM
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 12:00 PM
Hearst Foundation Evenings for Educators: Picturing American Art
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Members Lecture: Sargent and the Sea
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Friday, February 12, 2010 6:00 PM
Saturday Afternoon Lecture: John Singer Sargent: A Personal View
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Saturday, February 27, 2010 4:00 PM
Saturday Afternoon Lecture: The Lens of Impressionism: Art Along the Normandy Coast
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:00 PM
Saturday Afternoon Lectures: The Royal Image in British Art: Past, Present, and Future
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Saturday, February 20, 2010 4:00 PM
Sketching in the Galleries
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Sunday, April 18, 2010 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
FILM: Target Free First Sunday Sail Away: Art and the Sea
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Sunday, March 7, 2010 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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