America / 1898
Portrait of Lisa Colt Curtis
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Portrait of Lisa Colt Curtis as painting (America · 1898).
Although known as John Singer Sargent today, he almost never used his middle name during his lifetime.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on canvas and credits John Singer Sargent (American, born Italy, 1856–1925).
The museum's collection notes: One of the most sought-after painters of his era, Sargent achieved considerable critical and financial success portraying cosmopolitan members of high society on both sides of the Atlantic. Here, the artist depicts an acquaintance—a relative of the Colt firearms family—who had recently married his distant cousin Ralph. In her portrait, Curtis wears an elegant satin dress and poses as if she were welcoming guests into her palatial Venetian home. The painting apparently was a wedding gift to the couple by the artist; its inscription at the top right reads, "To Ralph and Mrs. Ralph, John S. Sargent 1898."
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