Portrait of Clementina Anstruther- Thomson signed and dated 1889 and listed in the Yale University Press book on The Early Portraits of John Singer Sargent.
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Emerging from the shadows sits a man in a 3/4 profile, his arm gently resting on the top of a spindle-back chair with his intense gaze deftly illuminated. With bold brushstrokes, few details and an imposing composition , Sargent's sitter encroaches into our space creating an intimate viewing.
This painting sold for $243,000 at the Skinner American & European Works of Art auction in Boston on September 19, 2014.
