<p><em>¿Fascinating and lucid . . . a stunningly illustrated and illuminating life of a singular painter.¿ </em>¿ <strong>Sue Roe, Wall Street Journal</strong></p><p><em>¿Not just another art history book, no title in recent memory recalls with such exactitude the style of an era that, in retrospect, has become increasingly golden. . . . The book and its prose shimmer.¿ </em>¿ <strong>New York Times</strong></p><p><em>¿Never before have Sargent¿s talents been so gloriously displayed as they are here. Quite simply, this Abbeville edition is a stunner, a book as satisfyingly extravagant as a Sargent portrait.¿</em> ¿ <strong>Christian Science Monitor</strong></p><p><em>¿The spontaneity, elegance, and grace that characterize Sargent¿s work are everywhere evident on these large, luminous pages. . . . A visual delight, well written.¿</em> ¿ <strong>Art and Antiques</strong></p><p><strong>The classic monograph on a much-loved artist¿reissued in a spectacular oversize format</strong></p><p>I