John Singer Sargent
Mrs. Charles Deering
From $100
This room is deep shadow with a blaze of white curtain and a dark blue dress, and a muddy copy turns it all black. Our Sargent Madame Paul Escudier print was graded against the Art Institute of Chicago’s photograph, so the curtain stays bright and the blue stays rich.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
12x18 inch, 16x24 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its tall shape suits a hallway, a bedroom or a dressing room. The dark blues, whites and reds look rich with navy, cream and dark wood, and a black or gold-toned frame suits it.
About the painting
Madame Paul Escudier by John Singer Sargent
Paris, 1882
On two trips to Venice between 1880 and 1882, John Singer Sargent painted working women in dark, shadowy rooms. Back in Paris he used the same drama of light and shade for a fashionable sitter.
Light and shadow
Louise Escudier, a young Parisian, stands in a dim apartment in a dark blue dress, a bright white curtain behind her, a green sofa and a red rug beside her. The light matters as much as the likeness: Impressionist brushwork with the strong shadows of Velázquez.
Daring and original
Pictures like this made his name in Paris as a daring, original painter. She kept it for forty years. It was sold in 1923, and since 2007 it has belonged to the Art Institute of Chicago.
Read the story
This portrait is as much about the light as about the woman.
Between 1880 and 1882, John Singer Sargent makes two trips to Venice. There he paints working women in dark, shadowy rooms.
Back in Paris, in 1882, he tries the same drama on a fashionable sitter.
She is Louise Escudier, a young Parisian.
She stands in her dim apartment, in a dark blue dress, her hands together. Behind her, a bright white curtain blazes with light. Beside her, a green sofa and a red rug.
He paints it with the loose brushwork of the Impressionists, and the deep shadows of the Spanish painter Velázquez.
Pictures like this one make his name in Paris as a daring and original painter.
In the corner he signs it in red, with the date, 1882.
Louise Escudier keeps the painting for more than forty years. In 1923 it's sold to the Chicago collector Charles Deering.
His family keeps it until 2007, when it comes to the Art Institute of Chicago.
Look at the bright curtain, and the woman standing in its shadow.
Madame Paul Escudier. John Singer Sargent, 1882.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
