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John Sergeant Art

1937-2010
Sergeant was born in London, the son of a civil servant. His family soon moved to Faversham in Kent after they were bombed during World War II. He studied at Canterbury College of Art from 1954-57, during which period he met John Ward, who was to become a lifelong friend and supporter. In 1959 he entered the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a Drawing Prize in 1961. In 1962 he married a fellow student, Carolyn Cann. After graduating from the RA he taught part-time at art schools in Kent and worked on commissions including book jacket designs and illustrations and series of ‘room-portraits’ of interiors. He moved to near Builth Wells, Wales in 1983. In 1989 the Prince of Wales asked Sergeant to contribute drawings to his book Vision of Britain; two years later he accompanied the prince on an official visit to Prague. A superb draughtsman, he was a great exponent of the teaching of drawing in art school: “If you can draw you can paint. All you need to know as Whistler used to say, is which end of the brush to put in your mouth”. In his 2006 Colnaghi exhibition he described himself as a “serious serial draughtsman who explores, scrutinizes the same subject back, front, sideways, this way and that. It is all part of trying to understand”.
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Artist: John Sergeant
John Sergeant - Portrait of a Young Man - 20th Century British Drawing

John Sergeant - Portrait of a Young Man - 20th Century British Drawing

By John Sergeant

Located in London, GB

JOHN SERGEANT (1937-2010) Portrait of a Young Man Pen and ink on tinted paper, unframed 24.5 by 22.5 cm., 9 ¾ by 9 in. (mount size 41 by 38 cm., 16 by 15 in.) Sergeant was born i...

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1970s Realist John Sergeant Art

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Paper, Ink

John Sergeant - The Life Class - 20th Century British Sepia Watercolour
John Sergeant - The Life Class - 20th Century British Sepia Watercolour

John Sergeant - The Life Class - 20th Century British Sepia Watercolour

By John Sergeant

Located in London, GB

JOHN SERGEANT (1937-2010) The Life Class Sepia wash, unframed 35 by 20.5 cm., 13 ¾ by 8 in. (mount size 52 by 36 cm., 20 ½ by 14 ¼ in.) Sergeant was born in London, the son of a ...

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1960s Realist John Sergeant Art

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Watercolor

John Sergeant - Still Life of Fruit on a Chair - Modern British drawing

John Sergeant - Still Life of Fruit on a Chair - Modern British drawing

By John Sergeant

Located in London, GB

JOHN SERGEANT (1937-2010) Fruit on a Chair Black chalk, unframed 36.5 by 33.5 cm., 14 ¼ by 13 ¼ in. (mount size 53 by 49 cm., 21 by 19 ¼ in.) Sergeant was born in London, the so...

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Mid-20th Century Realist John Sergeant Art

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Chalk

John Sergeant - 20th Century British Portrait of the Artist's Wife

John Sergeant - 20th Century British Portrait of the Artist's Wife

By John Sergeant

Located in London, GB

JOHN SERGEANT (1937-2010) Portrait of Carolyn, the artist’s wife. Pencil and watercolour, unframed 33 by 21.5 cm., 13 by 8 ½ in. (mount size 49.5 by 37 cm., 19 ½ by 14 ½ in.) Ser...

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Mid-20th Century Realist John Sergeant Art

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Still Life of Fruit - Modern British watercolour by John Sergeant

Still Life of Fruit - Modern British watercolour by John Sergeant

By John Sergeant

Located in London, GB

JOHN SERGEANT (1937-2010) Still Life of Fruit in a Bowl Watercolour, unframed 16.5 by 24 cm., 6 ½ by 9 ½ in. (mount size 33 by 39 cm., 13 by 15 ¼ in.) Sergeant was born in London...

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Late 20th Century Realist John Sergeant Art

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Portrait of a Young Male, Graphite on paper sketch, 20th Century English Artist

Portrait of a Young Male, Graphite on paper sketch, 20th Century English Artist

By John Sergeant

Located in London, GB

Graphite on paper Image size: 10 1/4 x 8 1/2 (26 x 22 cm) Mounted Drawing was at the heart of all of his artistic practice. A friend once recalled an anecdote that out on a walk he ...

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John Sergeant - 20th Century British Portrait Drawing of a Girl in a Hat

John Sergeant - 20th Century British Portrait Drawing of a Girl in a Hat

By John Sergeant

Located in London, GB

JOHN SERGEANT (1937-2010) Girl in a Hat Pencil on tinted paper Framed 24 by 18 cm., 9 ½ by 7 in. (frame size 46 by 39 cm., 18 by 15 ¼ in.) Sergeant was born in London, the son o...

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1960s Realist John Sergeant Art

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Pencil

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