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One of his most famous works is the old man & his tender regard for his ?grandson. Adoration of the Magi (1479), Old Man & Boy (1480s), Last Supper (1480)
A beautiful Harry Clarke watercolour study. I digitally ‘restored’ it to reduce yellowing of the image. https://t.co/pm4Y8bjDFn
More history paintings. The final one here is St Sebastian. The Saint has been used since the time of Michelangelo & Perugino as a way of expressing homosexuality. Nowadays with rampant homophobia & Transphobia its vital that we celebrate & acknowledge the voice of Philpot.
Another trope the artist investigated was show people. Their costume & poses allowed him to present a gay man’s vision of homoerotic themes
His work also included biblical & mythological subjects. Even here the male form & gay gaze documented his imaginative take on these themes
He made his living as an illustrator & cartoonist & his work appeared in magazines & newspapers including Life, Punch & the Express. Here’s a good biography of the artist: https://t.co/8NcM2MyTXn
These too are images of soldiers on the way to the front. They are both sensual depiction but also lyrical poems to the innocence of youth. An innocence that would be impossible after the Great War. An unprecedented vision of sexuality that was impossible outside of war
A fascinating body of work within his oeuvre are his studies of sleepers. Here we have people at their most vulnerable, clearly trusting the painter & comfortably asleep. One wonders what was Sargent’s fascination due to? I think it’s about vulnerability & revelation
It’s often forgotten that Sargent was a master of Impressionism - & indeed for many years art historians thought of him as a society portrait painter only. These three paintings (the first is of Monet painting) demonstrate his place amongst this group devoted to colour & light
In 1910 he set up his own art school in London & later in Manchester. He relied on financial help for these projects. What Shall We Do About the Rent (c1908), Off to the Pub (1911) & Jack Ashore (1912). His Rent is one of my favourite images in its intensity.