John Singer Sargent and his O'Meara Portrait
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Portrait of Carolus-Duran (1879) by the famous American portrait painter John Singer Sargent.
Wikimedia CommonsCarolus Duran
Portrait of Carolus-Duran (1879) by the famous American portrait painter John Singer Sargent.
Wikimedia CommonsA portrait of Frank O'Meara This portrait of Frank O'Meara was painted by the famous Italian American portrait artist John Singer Sargent. It is an oil on canvas painting and was completed around 1876, when Frank was 24 years old. It is currently in a private collection. © The Century Association, New YorkFrank O'Meara
John Singer Sargent was born in Florence in 1856. He was inspired by the Brabizon school and by the Impressionists. He later became interested and skilled at portrait painting. By the year 1900 he had become an important society portrait painter.
His study of Frank O'Meara is painted in oils on canvas. This painting was presented to Isobel Osbourne a young American lady who had been a good friend of O'Meara in Grez. It was later presented by her to the Century Association in New York.
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