Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:
Realism

Date and Place of Birth:
January 12, 1856, Florence, Italy

Life:
Sargent, of a wealthy American family, was born "on the Continent." He was educated abroad and spent much of his life in Europe. He painted numerous portraits of the upper classes (usually Americans), but much peferred landscapes.

Important Works:

The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, 1882
Madame Pierre Gautreau (Madame X), 1884
The Boating Party, 1889

Date and Place of Death:
April 15, 1925, London, England