John Singer Sargent

American painter (1856–1925)
Person human Q155626
John Singer Sargent
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Facts

40 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[39]
Date of birth
January 12, 1856
Date of death
April 15, 1925, April 14, 1925[9]
Place of birth
Florence
Place of death
London
Field of work
painting[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Artist files at
Philadelphia Museum of Art Library and Archives, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, Frick Art Research Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Contributed to creative work
La Esfera
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Depicted by
Self-portrait
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Family name
Sargent[46]
Given name
John, Singer[47][48]
Has works in the collection
Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Finnish National Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Canada, Tate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée de la civilisation, Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, National Galleries Scotland, National Gallery, Imperial War Museum London, Detroit Institute of Arts, Seattle Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Clark Art Institute, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, Currier Museum of Art, Birmingham Museum of Art, High Museum of Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brooklyn Museum, Hammer Museum, Denver Art Museum, Walker Art Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Princeton Art Museum, Worcester Art Museum, Cincinnati Art Museum, Yale University Art Gallery, Fitzwilliam Museum, Sargent House Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Fogg Museum, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Terra Museum of American Art, Gosford House, Tate Britain, Joslyn Art Museum, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Georgia Museum of Art, National Gallery of Ireland, Saint Louis Art Museum, Toledo Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Gilcrease Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Musée d'Orsay, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Reading Public Museum, Hispanic Society of America, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris, Taubman Museum of Art, Uffizi Gallery, Nationalmuseum, Addison Gallery of American Art, Boston Athenæum, Royal Academy of Arts, New York Historical, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Manchester Art Gallery, Musée Rodin, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Newark Museum of Art, Flint Institute of Arts, The Morgan Library & Museum, Southampton City Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, Portland Museum of Art, Petit Palais, Chatsworth House, National Academy of Design, Musée national de la coopération franco-américaine, New Britain Museum of American Art, The Mesdag Collection, Musée de la musique, British Museum, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, San Antonio Museum of Art, Mint Museum, Memorial Art Gallery, Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, National Museum Cardiff, Kenwood House, Laing Art Gallery, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Ashmolean Museum, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Falmouth Art Gallery, The Box, Watts Gallery, Taft Museum of Art, Print Collection, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Des Moines Art Center, Sheldon Museum of Art, Vasari Corridor, Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Concord Museum, Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Dundee Art Galleries and Museums, Musée de la Cour d'Or, Whitney Museum of American Art, Musée Bonnat-Helleu, Yokohama Museum of Art, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Montclair Art Museum, Colby College Museum of Art, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Chrysler Museum of Art
Manner of death
natural causes
Name in native language
John Singer Sargent
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wiki Loves Pride Art & Artists, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files, WikiProject New York Public Library
P14536
408844
Place of burial
Brookwood Cemetery[10]
Sexual orientation
non-heterosexuality[40]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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Summary

John Singer Sargent was born on January 12, 1856[1], in Florence[2]. He died on April 15, 1925[3], in London[4]. He worked as a painter[5], architectural drafter[6], architect[7], and artist[8].

FAQs

Where was John Singer Sargent born?

John Singer Sargent was born in Florence[2].

Where did John Singer Sargent die?

John Singer Sargent died in London[4].

Who were John Singer Sargent's parents?

John Singer Sargent's father was FitzWilliam Sargent[11]. John Singer Sargent's mother was Mary Newbold Sargent[12].

What did John Singer Sargent do for work?

John Singer Sargent worked as a painter[5], architectural drafter[6], architect[7], and artist[8].

Where did John Singer Sargent go to school?

John Singer Sargent was educated at Académie Julian[16], Beaux-Arts de Paris[17], and Accademia delle Arti del Disegno[18].

What awards did John Singer Sargent receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[32] and Pour le Mérite[33].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [17] ↑ . Sargent and Paris. wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [40] ↑ . John Singer Sargent: The Sensualist. Retrieved . artnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [41] ↑ . metmuseum.org. metmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  30. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [9] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [46] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [47] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . metmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [48] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  36. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [21] ↑ . portrait.gov.au. portrait.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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