Mr And Mrs I N Phelps Stokes

On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 771.

Demi s essay on john singer sargent s painting mr. Commissioned as a wedding present the portrait was initially meant to depict only edith minturn phelps stokes. We utilize only the finest oil paints and high quality artist grade canvas to ensure the most vivid color. 183 x 101 3 cm classification.

Our artists start with a blank canvas and paint each and every brushstroke by hand to re create all the beauty and details found. A friend of the. Phelps stokes is an 1897 painting by john singer sargent it is part of the collection of the metropolitan museum of art. Oil on canvas dimensions.

Mma collections well new york and edith. Phelps stokes john singer sargent 1897. Anson phelps stokes artist. Phelps stokes is the american born artist s most famous double portrait.

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Their first commission was the university settlement society building at 184 eldridge street new york. Phelps stokes places the portrait in the context of its time to argue that the stokes marriage defied victorian social rules while embracing american values of independence and individuality the excerpt below is from the essay s body which demonstrates excellent close reading of the painting and apt. J ohn singer sargent s mr. The new woman more in a men s fashion dominating quality figures seem bigger than they actually are.

Phelps stokes 1897 oil on canvas. Phelps stokes 1897 john singer sargent american. Brushstrokes are very avant garde sketchy quality focus on woman while the man s clothing blends into the wall. Subject matter of new yorkers.

Phelps stokes by john singer sargent is a 100 hand painted oil painting reproduction on canvas painted by one of our professional artists. Stokes married edith minturn in 1895 though he later surmised that they first met as children staring at each other across pews in a cold episcopal church on staten island. Phelps stokes by john singer sargent 1897 he founded an architectural firm howells stokes with a partner john mead howells in 1897. Isaac newton phelps stokes was created in 1897 by john singer sargent in realism style.

Gift of the family of the rev. 72 1 16 x 39 7 8 in. At the time it was customary for the upper classes to be painted in formal dress. Anson phelps stokes 1965.