Was John Singer Sargent a HOMOSEXUAL?
Was John Singer Sargent a homosexual? It has been suggested by art historian Trevor J. Fairbrother that the gentle eroticism of Sargent’s male nudes is evidence of his homosexual tendencies. This beautiful portrait of the 28 year old dandy W. Graham Robertson from 1894 has been much discussed as an example of an homoerotic aesthetic in Sargent’s portraits of elegant young gentlemen. Sargent was much sought after as a portrait painter among the elite of society because he made men look dashing and women look beautiful. The sensual beauty of his portraits of both men and women caused some comment. Some even called his portraits indecent. Because of it’s depiction of an apparently sexually liberated woman in a low cut…