Cecilia Beaux and the Art of Portraiture

Cecilia Beaux and the Art of Portraiture by TAPPERT TARA. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781560986584.

Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery and the Westmoreland Museum of Art in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, during 1995 and 1996. One of Americas most sought-after portrait painters at the turn of the century, Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) was compared to John Singer Sargent by contemporary critics and was internationally admired. The 69 portraits presented here (31 color plates; the rest in black & white), accompanied by thorough captions, stand as evidence of her energy, insight, and genius. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.