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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An inspiration for portrait artists.,
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This review is from: Serov (Great Painters) (Hardcover)
Readers who read about the legendary American portraitist John Singer Sargent will certainly see the similarity in style from this Russian artist.I wish I could write a great deal about this book to help other readers. The problem is, for well-known artists such as Rembrandt, Degas, Sargent (to name a few), their collection (and style) speaks for itself; any subjective opinion will sound inadequate. On the other hand, as much as I admire and enjoy Sargent's painting style (so as a majority of the art-lovers and artists alike), his collection is NOT the one I am crazily going after. Imagine wearing a fashionable shirt to work, just to find out about 90-95% of your co-workers wearing the same style of shirt to work. (Excuse the analogy.) Anyhow, to be of any help, here goes: 2) If one is a portraitist, it is also a good book to own. The reader can see how bold and decisive Serov's brushstrokes are in his paintings. (Did I mention Sargent's style?) An interesting difference between Serov's and Sargent's choice of colors (at least from what I noticed) is that Serov's paintings seem to have more low-key (dark) and cooler colors than those by Sargent. I ponder this perhaps may have been because of the difference in clothing in two different societies at the time. To sum it up, this is a good book to own in your art collection, for pleasure or inspiration.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An inspiration for portrait artists.,
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This review is from: Serov (Great Painters) (Hardcover)
Readers who read about the legendary American portraitist John Singer Sargent will certainly see the similarity in style from this Russian artist.I wish I could write a great deal about this book to help other readers. The problem is, for well-known artists such as Rembrandt, Degas, Sargent (to name a few), their collection (and style) speaks for itself; any subjective opinion will sound inadequate. On the other hand, as much as I admire and enjoy Sargent's painting style (so as a majority of the art-lovers and artists alike), his collection is NOT the one I am crazily going after. Imagine wearing a fashionable shirt to work, just to find out about 90-95% of your co-workers wearing the same style of shirt to work. (Excuse the analogy.) Anyhow, to be of any help, here goes: 2) If one is a portraitist, it is also a good book to own. The reader can see how bold and decisive Serov's brushstrokes are in his paintings. (Did I mention Sargent's style?) An interesting difference between Serov's and Sargent's choice of colors (at least from what I noticed) is that Serov's paintings seem to have more low-key (dark) and cooler colors than those by Sargent. I ponder this perhaps may have been because of the difference in clothing in two different societies at the time. To sum it up, this is a good book to own in your art collection, for pleasure or inspiration.
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