Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.’ - John Singer Sargent, born on this day 1856. 
This is one of a series of portraits Sargent was commissioned to make of the family of the art dealer Asher Wertheimer, and shows Wertheimer’s eldest daughters, Betty (on the left) and Ena (on the right).
Sargent was attracted by the charm of the Wertheimer family, especially the energy of Ena, something which is clearly revealed in this portrait. The different textures of the sisters’ dresses are skilfully brought to life, with the rich depth of Betty’s red velvet contrasting elegantly with the shine of Ena’s white damask.
Currently on show in Boston, the painting will be joining us for our upcoming exhibition Sargent and Fashion, opening 22 February at Tate Britain. https://bit.ly/3RTc3iA
John Singer Sargent, Ena and Betty, Daughters of Asher and Mrs Wertheimer, 1901
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Thy gracious ways,O lady of my heart, have
O'er all my thought their golden glamour cast;
As amber torch-flames, where strange men-at-arms
Tread softly 'neath the damask shield of night,
Rise from the flowing steel in part reflected,
So on my mailed thought that with thee goeth,
Though dark the way, a golden glamour falleth.
damask
(dăm'əsk)
n.
- A rich patterned fabric of cotton, linen, silk, or wool.
- A fine, twilled table linen.
- Damascus steel.
- The wavy pattern on Damascus steel.
- To damascene.
- To decorate or weave with rich patterns.
[Middle English, Damascus, damask, from Latin Damascus, from Greek Damaskos.]
damask dam'ask adj.
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