Image: John Singer Sargent, ‘Conrad and Reine Ormond’ – A loan from Richard Ormond for the duration of our Annual exhibition 2025.
A talk by Richard Ormond, independent art historian and the great-nephew of John Singer Sargent, on the artist’s charcoal portraits.
In comparison with his portraits in oil, John Singer Sargent’s charcoal portraits are relatively little known. These portraits capture the essence of British and American high society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, portraying an elite clientele that includes aristocracy, royalty, politicians, artists, writers, actors, financiers and philanthropists.
