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Portrait of Thérèse, Countess Clary Aldringen, 1896, John Singer Sargent | Historical dresses, Fashion history, John singer sargent
Portrait of Thérèse, Countess Clary Aldringen, 1896, John Singer Sargent | Historical dresses, Fashion history, John singer sargent
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Portrait of Thérèse, Countess Clary Aldringen, 1896, John Singer Sargent

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© Randall Hobbet - All rights reserved - 2014 Getty Center, Los Angeles: As if about to speak, Countess Clary Aldringen (1868-1930) invites the viewer to enter her space (actually Sargent's London studio, complete with stage props). The white stain gown--with wide sleeves emphasizing her lithe figure--is rendered with Sargent's bravura technique, painted at lightning speed at the height of his career. Commissioned by the sitter's husband, while he was counselor to the Austro-Hungarian…
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