John Singer Sargent, best known for his dazzling society portraits, also made informal, more personal works throughout his career, including studies of fellow artists and studio life. "An Artist at His Easel" reflects this practice, capturing the act of painting itself with the loose, confident brushwork that made Sargent one of the most technically accomplished painters of his generation. Trained in Paris under Carolus-Duran and steeped in the example of Diego Velázquez, Sargent prized exactly this kind of fluent, direct handling of paint.
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