Masters on War: Sargent vs. Dix
If you know a little about the history of art, you have probably heard of Sargent. He's known for his portraits of society ladies, done in an impressionist, glamorous flurry of virtuoso brushwork that defines high style for modern realist painters. I've been thinking about Sargent because I'm currently reading a book called Alla Prima by Richard Schmid, a direct painting guru who worships at the altar of Sargentism. I'm reading it because I blunder through painting without
