London's Royal Academy salutes John Singer Sargent with "Sargent and the Sea'".

Left: 'En Route pour la pêche
(Setting Out to Fish)', 1878.


Oil on canvas, 78.8 x 122.8 cm.
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C..

From 10th July to 26th September, the Royal Academy, supported by New York's Adelson Galleries, is presenting some less-familiar works by American expatriate artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) .

Sargent is probably best known for his glamorous society portraits but now, for the first time in Britain, 'Sargent and the Sea' will present more than 80 paintings, drawings and watercolours that show a less-familiar side of the artist.

The exhibition includes the seascapes and coastal scenes subjects produced in his early career - created during his travels in France, around the Mediterranean and by two voyages across the Atlantic.

This is the first exhibition devoted to Sargent's marine paintings to be shown in Britain and offers an intimate glimpse into the mind of a young artist on the threshold of a brilliant career.

The exhibition has been organized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. in cooperation with the Royal Academy and is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art, Christie's, The Mr & Mrs. Raymond J Horowitz Foundation for the Arts, Inc., the National Endowment for the Arts, as part of 'American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius', and The Joseph F McCrindle Foundation.