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1921 Private collection Charcoal Size? Jpg: Friend of the JSS Gallery Renata Borgatti (1894-1964) was a daughter of a famous Wagnerian tenor. She herself became a great concert pianist at a time when the field was overwhelmingly dominated by men. In
1920 she was painted by the expatriate American
I'm not exactly sure how this Charcoal sketch came about but Sargent, an officer of the Legion d'Honneur and a great admirer of music, seems to be following after Brooks' portrait -- at least in part -- trying to capture that strong profile -- which in itself was tribute to Whistler's work: James
Abbot McNeill Whistler
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By: Natasha
Wallace
Copyright 1998-2002 all rights reversed
Created 7/26/2002
Updated 8/5/2002