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Uncanny Spectacle

Uncanny Spectacle The Public Career of the Young John Singer Sargent

Hardback (05 Aug 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Simpson examines Sargent's early works, contending that the canvases - including The Boit Children and Madame X - present a fresh view of Sargent's aspirations and ambitions, and represent a metaphoric self-portrait of the artist as a young man.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780300071771
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 759.13
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 1210g
Height: 304mm
Width: 228mm
Spine width: 22mm