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# John Singer Sargent

(1856–1925)   Painter

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John Singer Sargent was a painter, best known for *Sargent and Italy*.

## Quick Facts About John Singer Sargent

Born January 12, 1856

Died April 15, 1925

Profession Painter

Notable works Sargent and Italy

## About John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Belle Époque and Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice to the Tyrol, Corfu, Capri, Spain, the Middle East, Montana, Maine, and Florida.

##  Quotes by John Singer Sargent

> [Make the best of an emergency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/make-the-best-of-an-emergency/)

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[Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/)

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> [Mine is the horny hand of toil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/mine-is-the-horny-hand-of-toil/)

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[Hand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/john-singer-sargent-27247_hands_mine-is-the-horny-hand-of-toil-1736155_1736155.jpg)

> [To work is to pray.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/to-work-is-to-pray/)

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[Inspiration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspiration/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b04/john-singer-sargent-27247_inspiration_to-work-is-to-pray-3058556_3058556.jpg)

> [The thicker you paint, the more it flows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/the-thicker-you-paint-the-more-it-flows/)

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[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/john-singer-sargent-27247_flow_the-thicker-you-paint-the-more-it-flows_2229494.jpg)

> [A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/a-portrait-is-a-painting-with-something-wrong-with-the-mouth/)

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[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/john-singer-sargent-27247_painting_a-portrait-is-a-painting-with-something_111672.jpg)

> [No small dabs of colour - you want plenty of paint to paint with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/no-small-dabs-of-colour-you-want-plenty-of-paint-to-paint-with/)

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[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/john-singer-sargent-27247_artist_no-small-dabs-of-colour-you-want-plenty_3133137.jpg)

> [“A portrait is a picture with something wrong with the mouth”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/a-portrait-is-a-picture-with-something-wrong-with-the-mouth/)

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[Mouth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mouth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/john-singer-sargent-27247_mouth_a-portrait-is-a-picture-with-something-w_166359.jpg)

> [Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/every-time-i-paint-a-portrait-i-lose-a-friend/)

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[Friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friend/)

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> [I don't dig beneath the surface for things that don't appear before my own eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/i-don-t-dig-beneath-the-surface-for-things-that-don-t-appear-before/)

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> [A portrait is a picture in which there is just a tiny little something not quite right about the mouth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/a-portrait-is-a-picture-in-which-there-is-just-a-tiny-little/)

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[Littles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/littles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b44/john-singer-sargent-27247_littles_a-portrait-is-a-picture-in-which-there-i_90628.jpg)

> [A person with normal eyesight would have nothing to know in the way of 'Impressionism' unless he were in a blinding light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/a-person-with-normal-eyesight-would-have-nothing-to-know-in-the-way/)

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[Blind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blind/)

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> [An artist painting a picture should have at his side a man with a club to hit him over the head when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/an-artist-painting-a-picture-should-have-at-his-side-a-man-with-a/)

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[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

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> [It is certain that at certain times talent entirely overcomes thought or poetry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/it-is-certain-that-at-certain-times-talent-entirely-overcomes-thought/)

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[Certain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/certain/)

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> [Cultivate an ever-continuous power of observation. Wherever you are, be always ready to make slight notes of postures, groups and incidents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/cultivate-an-ever-continuous-power-of-observation-wherever-you-are-be/)

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> [Color is an inborn gift, but appreciation of value is merely training of the eye, which everyone ought to be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/color-is-an-inborn-gift-but-appreciation-of-value-is-merely-training/)

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> [You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/you-can-t-do-sketches-enough-sketch-everything-and-keep-your/)

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> [The habit of breaking up one's colour to make it brilliant dates from further back than Impressionism - Couture advocates it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/the-habit-of-breaking-up-one-s-colour-to-make-it-brilliant-dates-from/)

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[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/john-singer-sargent-27247_book_the-habit-of-breaking-up-one-s-colour-to_2436358.jpg)

> [If you begin with the middle-tone and work up from it toward the darks so that you deal last with your highest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/if-you-begin-with-the-middle-tone-and-work-up-from-it-toward-the/)

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[Accent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/025/john-singer-sargent-27247_accents_if-you-begin-with-the-middle-tone-and-wo_1966785.jpg)

> [Impressionism' was the name given to a certain form of observation when Monet, not content with using his eyes to see what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/impressionism-was-the-name-given-to-a-certain-form-of-observation/)

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[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a84/john-singer-sargent-27247_artist_impressionism-was-the-name-given-to-a-ce_2746521.jpg)

> [Cultivate an ever continuous power of observation. Wherever you are, be always ready to make slight notes of postures, groups and incidents.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/cultivate-an-ever-continuous-power-of-observation-wherever-you-are-be-2/)

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[All things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/all-things/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/john-singer-sargent-27247_all-things_cultivate-an-ever-continuous-power-of-ob_1105511.jpg)

> [I hate to paint portraits! I hope never to paint another portrait in my life. Portraiture may be all right for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-singer-sargent/i-hate-to-paint-portraits-i-hope-never-to-paint-another-portrait-in/)

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[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/john-singer-sargent-27247_artist_i-hate-to-paint-portraits-i-hope-never-t_71615.jpg)

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