Sometimes, a canvas exists as a tangible record of an artist finding his voice—a record of his attempt at refilling his artistic identity, which has been emptied out by circumstance. Such is the case with John Singer Sargent’s painting “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose,” a culmination of catching fugitive moments that reinvigorated the painter’s relationship with his art.
Fallen From Grace
John Singer Sargent in his Paris studio with "Portrait of Madame X," circa 1885, photographed by Adolphe Giraudon. Public Domain
