John Singer Sargent

“In my top 3 American painters, his brushwork & depiction of ethereal beauty always astounds. His portraits stand out, even shout at you across a crowded gallery. You can find a bevy of them at Boston’s MFA, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum & The MST, but I like this gem I saw at London’s National Portrait Gallery recently.”

“mrs. fiske’s warren (gretchen osgood) and her daughter rachel (1903)”