STUDY DAYS SOMERSET 2024
This year Jennie will be returning to Monk's Yard, Horton Cross, Ilminster in Somerset TA19 9PY for her talks. With a lovely garden and onsite cafe it is the perfect setting for art history lectures.
Sargent and Fashion
Monk's Yard
Ilmimster
Monday 26 February
10.00 - 13.00
In portraits by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), sitters assume elegant stances, the fabric of their dress richly depicted in broad, sensuous strokes of paint. Sargent brought his subjects to life, but he did much more than simply record what appeared before him. He often chose what his sitters wore and, even if they arrived in his studio dressed in the latest fashions, he frequently simplified and altered the details. Exploiting dress was an integral part of his artistry. (Exhibition of interest: Tate Britain - Fashion, identity, painting: explore the unique work of John Singer Sargent 22 February – 7 July 2024.)
Cost: £35.00 including refreshments and biscuits at the interval.
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