Family Romance John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers

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A glittering account of John Singer Sargent's relationship with an eminent Edwardian family.

In Family Romance, Jean Strouse tells the story of John Singer Sargent and his relationship with the Wertheimer family, structured around the twelve portraits he painted of them between 1898 and 1908.

Asher Wertheimer was a London art dealer of German-Jewish descent. A prominent figure of the Edwardian age, he was at ease among Rothschilds, royals, journalists and aristocrats. In commissioning Sargent to paint a series of portraits of his family, he became the American expatriate artist's most important patron, as well as a close personal friend.

Recreating the world of turn-of-the-century London, Strouse gives a dramatic account of these extraordinary lives, a tale that encompasses intrigue, tragedy and resounding success. At the same time she traces the decline of the British aristocracy and the rise of new power and wealth on both sides of the Atlantic, a transformation that Sargent captured brilliantly in his art.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9781526188564
Published: November 2024

Number of pages: 336
Width: 156 mm
Height: 234 mm
Depth: 29 mm

Publisher: Manchester University Press