040515 – Singer John Sargent – National Portrait Gallery, London

Historians and critics ignored the works of John Singer Sargent, his portraits of high society people of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century were never of their time. As such Sargent is an underrated talented and prolific painter and one of my favourites. His canvasses are rich in texture filled with beautifully controlled light and deep in detail. The paintings are domestic in content but public in scale and always thought provoking. A huge number of works are on display and the show is a joy to see. I will definitely be coming to view again.