1893, John Singer Sargent, Mrs. Frederick Mead -- Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven)
From the museum label: John Singer Sargent spent a number of winters in England, sharing the Cotswold studio of his friend Edwin Austin Abbey. This portrait of Abbey's mother-in-law, Mary Mead, possesses special qualities that seem absent from Sargent's more well-known, glamorous portraits of society figures. Sketched during his leisure time between projects, Sargent's portraits of family and close friends, such as that of Mrs. Mead, express intimacy, simplicity, and warmth.
1893, John Singer Sargent, Mrs. Frederick Mead -- Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven)
From the museum label: John Singer Sargent spent a number of winters in England, sharing the Cotswold studio of his friend Edwin Austin Abbey. This portrait of Abbey's mother-in-law, Mary Mead, possesses special qualities that seem absent from Sargent's more well-known, glamorous portraits of society figures. Sketched during his leisure time between projects, Sargent's portraits of family and close friends, such as that of Mrs. Mead, express intimacy, simplicity, and warmth.