John Singer Sargent was famous for his high society portraits set in elegant rooms like this. Find out why he gave up what he called "a pimp's profession" and began painting just for his own pleasure, doing landscapes and scenes of his family. His niece Rose-Marie, pictured here, became one of his favorite subjects. Painted just before World War I, we also find out what happened to them after this peaceful afternoon. See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/nonchaloir-repose-john-singer-sargent/ SHOW NOTES "A Long Look" theme is "Ascension" by Ron Gelinas Episode theme is 3 Pieces composed by Lili Boulanger performed by Pandora Selfridge. Courtesy of musopen.org Nonchaloir (Repose) information https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.35080.html https://www.nga.gov/audio-video/audio/repose-nonchaloir-sargent.html John Singer Sargent information https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1858.html Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com Recommended Reading: A Catalogue of the Collection of American Paintings in the Corcoran Gallery of Art: Volume 2, Painters Born from 1850 to 1910 (PDF 9.8 MB) American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part II (PDF 91.2 MB) John Singer Sargent and His Muse by Karen Corsano and Daniel Williman The post Nonchaloir (Repose) – John Singer Sargent appeared first on A Long Look.

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