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Family romance : John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers /

"Jean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent's portraits of the Wertheimer family"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Strouse, Jean, 1945- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Sargent, John Singer, > 1856-1925.
Wertheimer family.
Wertheimer family > Portraits.
Wertheimer (Famille)
Wertheimer (Famille) > Portraits.
Jews > Great Britain > Portraits.
Jews > Great Britain > Biography.
Artists and patrons > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > Biography.
Artistes et mécènes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
ART / General.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Wertheimer Family tree
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Arrivals. Wertheimer's gift
  • Sargent's paintbrush
  • Merchants of art
  • S. Wertheimer and Sons
  • Part II: Harmony and discord. Artist and patron
  • Nest of vipers
  • 'Wicked Uncle Charlie'
  • Part III: Succession. Sons
  • Daughters
  • Oriental accents
  • Part IV: Departures. Asher: Art wealth
  • Ena in full sail: A Vele Gonfie
  • Ruby: 'Enemy Alien'
  • Part V: Flux. 'An age on edge'
  • Legacies
  • Supplement A: Sargent's Jewish sitters
  • Supplement B: Locations of Wertheimer images
  • Notes
  • Select bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.