John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1874-1882; Complete Paintings: Volume IV Hardcover – October 23, 2006

Wonderful content, and also lovely to have out on the coffee- table. w/o Dust jacket book is black

I have to admit I love Sargent's work. Sure he traveled in effete circles, didn't starve to produce his art and didn't cut off any appendages in a fit of passion. But he was a heck of a painter and whether one views his portraits, landscapes, watercolors or oils you see talent born of years of practice. Living a childhood as a nomad traveling Europe with his parents, taught to paint watercolors following his mother's example and encouragement, he developed into a phenomenon of talent. And this book exposes the reader to a selection of those skills. Only complaint is that in an effort to present the entire works of Sargent through a series of books, no one book by the authors will have all of Sargent's most famous works. This one is very good however, for Sargent's portraits included are among his best.If you like Sargest and dream of having all the books by these authors, this is a good one to start with.

Ok so the title says 'complete paintings' which is somewhat misleading. The whole volume series maybe his complete paintings, but this (final) volume of the series is not. This book goes into incredible detail (446 pages ...for just one volume!). It covers his travels, correspondence, similar and influential works by other artists, and EACH of his work's provenance listed in absolute detail. The images are high quality and it even nicely provides lighter versions of some very dark works and one x-rayed work! My biggest impression was how sick of a drawer Sargent was ...he could have been famous on his drawings alone!

The color reproductions are awesome. This books is a collection of Sargent's less known work which is refreshing. Some oils are not as polished as the more well known work which helps to show his technique in early stages---a plus to serious professionals and students. To me, this book provided a wealth of visual clues to understanding his thought process and technical principles. The writing, however, is the typical stuff used to fill most coffee table books. No insight whatsoever into Sargent's painting principles, tonal procedures or color palette. The author obviously knows little in that regard but there is so much information out there the text could have been more illuminating. Buy it for the reproduction quality and awesome collection of works. Worth every penny in that regard.

Item was not in the condition that I thought it would be ( Repair work completed on book with still loose pages )

I recently discovered the art of John Singer Sargent and fell in love with his work! I wanted to discover more of what he has done. This book gave me the excitement to want more that he has completed over the years. It gives an overview and detailed account of his life and how it influenced his work. As an artist myself, I was highly inspired! This book offered exactly what it said it would, but because it is just one volume, it leaves me wanting to purchase the rest of the collection! I am very happy with my purchase and glad I discovered John Singer Sargent. This book is a must!

i was very pleasantly surprised to see so many Sargent paintigs and drawings i had never seen before. Some quite obscure images in color - many studies and sketches - things that interest other artists and Sargent fans - I have not read much of the content yet but the little I have read was very interesting, although not of great use to artists in that there is not much description of Sargents working methods (although there was some) - but this is usually the case with monographs - much history but not much instruction. So as artists we must learn mainly from the paintings - which fortunately are very well reproduced in this volume.

exceptional value,beautiful book full of wonderful paintings by this major american artist.

Level of detail and quality of reproductions are nothing short of amazing. As Singer Sargent is my favourite painter, I could think of no album series that could better capture his work, his techniques, his preparatory studies, his perspectives on art and approach to his subject matter.

This book is very good quality, full of fine reproductions of the artist's work, as well as interesting details about each work.

Having previously purchased Sargent: The Later Portraits, I was confident that yet again I would be purchasing a well-researched collection of artwork, resplendent with high-quality reproductions and littered with sketches and studies by the prolific and masterful artist, John Singer Sargent.What this book offers (aside from the wonderful full-page reproductions) is an insight into his landscapes, a small amount of religious work, a selection of studies he completed based on work by the Old Masters (Velasquez, etc.) and a beautiful selection of work from his visits to Spain, Morroco and Vienna.Like the other books in this series, it's worth every penny. Just make sure your bookshelf is sturdy enough to hold them!

This volume of the John Singer Sargent catalogue raisonné is filled with many of the artist's lesser known paintings and the sketches, drawings,and plein air studies that inspired and reinforced more finished works. There are mostly figure studies and landscapes from his travels through Morocco, Spain, and Italy (especially Venice).Most of the images are not the big polished well known paintings that Sargent is Famous for. These are loosely painted scenes of Venetian canals and Moroccan peasants. The information for each image in the book is excellent and the essays that accompany each section of the book are superb. Be aware that this is more of a scholarly book or a book for the painter who really loves Sargent. If you are looking for a well rounded coffee table book with images of Sargent's best known paintings, perhaps pick a different book on the artist. This volume is also thicker and heavier than you would expect - which isn't a bad thing for a book lover.With this book, I now have all of the Volumes in the Sargent catalogue raisonné. As a painter, I refer to them often and I certainly treasure them!