Bank of America is honored to sponsor the exhibition Sargent and Spain, on view at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., through January 2, 2023, and at the Legion of Honor, from February 11 to May 14, 2023.
Over the course of seven extended visits to Spain between 1879 and 1912, renowned American artist and portraitist John Singer Sargent created a deep and expansive visual record of Spanish life and culture. Featured among the more than 120 works are rarely exhibited oil paintings, watercolors, drawings and sketches, as well as 28 photographs on display for the first time.
During his extensive travels, Sargent captured magnificent seascapes, landscapes and scenes of daily life in ports and villages, from the island of Majorca to the mountainous regions of the Sierra Nevada. Taken with the beauty and diversity of the country’s religious history as reflected in its imagery and architecture, Sargent created paintings for the Islamic palace Alhambra in Grenada, Andalusia, as well as Palma de Mallorca’s landmark gothic cathedral, La Seu.
Dynamic sketches and paintings of musicians, ballerinas and flamenco dancers reveal Sargent’s great attraction to the performing arts, while his sympathetic portraits of other locals he encountered reflect the depth of his admiration for the Spanish people.
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