Musée No:583.172
Regular price £25.00Leonard Wood
Artist: John Singer Sargent
Date : 1903
John Singer Sargent, (1856 – 1925), was an American expatriate artist considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian-era luxury. He painted nearly a thousand oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolours, as well as sketches and charcoal drawings. His works show worldwide travel, from Venice to the Tyrol, Corfu, the Middle East, Montana, Maine, and Florida.
Sargent's early enthusiasm was for landscapes, as shown by his numerous sketches of mountains, seascapes, and buildings. In 1879 he was a part of Carolus-Duran’s atelier in Paris where he painted a portrait of his teacher to much acclaim. Carolus-Duran's expertise in portraiture finally influenced Sargent in that direction. His best portraits reveal the individuality and personality of the sitters; his most ardent admirers think he is matched in this only by Velázquez.
Sitter : Leonard Wood (1860 –1927) was a United States Army major general, physician, and public official. In 1898, Wood received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the 1886 Geronimo campaign against the Apaches, including carrying dispatches 100 miles through hostile territory. He served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba, and Governor-General of the Philippines. After Roosevelt's death in 1919, many of Roosevelt's former supporters backed Wood for the presidential nomination at the 1920 Republican National Convention, with the slogan “Would Wood? Wood Would!”, but the Republicans nominated Warren G. Harding instead.
