Commemorating the centenary of John Singer Sargent’s death: 2 London

Commemorating the centenary of John Singer Sargent’s death: 2 London

By 1880, just two years after he had completed his training under Carolus-Duran in Paris, John Singer Sargent was in the ascendant. His skills were in growing demand for the portraits of the rich and famous, and he also took time to travel and paint abroad, mainly in Spain and Italy. John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), Spanish Dancer (1880-81), other details not known. Wikimedia Commons. When he was in Spain in around 1880-81, he painted this Spani…