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Despite the dark nature of its subject matter, #Sargent's #WWI watercolours looked to embrace a kind of visual optimism. Sunlight on dappled trees, dozing soldiers, refractions of light on twisted metal all convey a strange tinge of beauty amidst destruction.

#HappyEaster everyone! I hope you stay as cool and fashionable in the spring sunshine as Sargent's 'Ladies in the Shade: Abries' of 1912. Also, a big hat also never hurt anyone so I might recommend that too...

The little discussed Catalan painter Mariano Fortuny was considered an early influence on Manet's Franco-Spanish style. Early in his career, #Sargent was often compared to him, particularly 'Dans l'Oliviers' & 'El Jaleo', the former called a 'joyous effect of the Fortuny school'.

Sargent was a skilled musician, particularly in piano & comparisons to this skill often lend themselves to his art. Adrian Stokes notes:'his hand seemed to move with the same agility as when playing the keys of a piano -what was really marvellous was the rightness of every touch'

In 1924, 'Synagogue'- part of the @BPLBoston murals - was vandalised with ink. Even after its unveiling in 1919, many felt the contrast between this work and its pair 'Church' (one blind, the other triumphant) was anti-semitic, which may have contributed to its defacement. (1/2)

#Sargent struggled for material at the Front. He writes: 'the farther forward one goes the more scattered and meagre everything is... the more dramatic the situation the more it becomes an empty landscape. The MoI expects an epic - how can one do an epic without masses of men?"

It's so hot, I think we all might want to take a cue from #Sargent and find a nice cold lake for a dip 😎🌞🏊‍♂️⛱️

I know some of you expressed interest in this - I am happy to announce that Richard Ormond confirmed at the Sargent talk last week that a catalogue of all 750 #Sargent #charcoal #portraits is currently in the works. This promises to be a stunning publication!

In 1920, #WinifredKnights was one of the first women to win the Prix de Rome in Decorative Painting for her epic work 'The Deluge'. Her surprising champion? John Singer #Sargent, who thought the work to have a 'rare technique in hue, figure and composition'. @Tate