Impressionism' was the name given to a certain form of observation when Monet, not content with using his eyes to see what things were or what they looked like as everybody had done before him, turned his attention to noting… — John Singer Sargent Copy Share Image
I hate to paint portraits! I hope never to paint another portrait in my life. Portraiture may be all right for a man in… — John Singer Sargent Copy Share Image
A portrait is a picture in which there is just a tiny little something not quite right about the mouth. — John Singer Sargent Copy Share Image
A person with normal eyesight would have nothing to know in the way of 'Impressionism' unless he were in a blinding light or in… — John Singer Sargent Copy Share Image
Color is an inborn gift, but appreciation of value is merely training of the eye, which everyone ought to be able to acquire. — John Singer Sargent Copy Share Image
Cultivate an ever-continuous power of observation. Wherever you are, be always ready to make slight notes of postures, groups and incidents. — John Singer Sargent Copy Share Image
Cultivate an ever continuous power of observation. Wherever you are, be always ready to make slight notes of postures, groups and incidents. Store up… — John Singer Sargent Copy Share Image
I don't dig beneath the surface for things that don't appear before my own eyes. — John Singer Sargent Copy Share Image
It is certain that at certain times talent entirely overcomes thought or poetry. — John Singer Sargent Copy Share Image
