John Singer Sargent was an American expatriate artist, considered the “leading portrait painter of his generation” for his evocations of Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice to the Tyrol, Corfu, Spain, the Middle East, Montana, Maine, and Florida.
Born in Florence to American parents, he was trained in Paris before moving to London, living most of his life in Europe. He enjoyed international acclaim as a portrait painter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Singer_Sargent
Eugenia Huici Arguedas de Errázuriz (1860 – 1951) was a Chilean patron of modernism and a style leader of Paris from 1880 into the 20th century. Her spare taste as an interior designer was influential. Her circle of friends and protégés included Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Cocteau, and the poet Blaise Cendrars. She was of Basque descent, as was her husband’s Errázuriz family (es:Familia Errázuriz) originating in Aranaz, Navarre.
There’s something great about how modern Madame Errazuriz looks here and how the painting reflects that. Look at the other portraits Sargent made in this era for comparison, for instance. They’re more staid, traditional, and boring (IMO).
I thought this was a photo from the thumbnail.
It really does have a modern feel to it. Impressive. And I’m not exactly an aficionado of visual arts.