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      Freeman Sargent

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      Freeman Sargent (1912-1990)

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      • Freeman Sargent commonly painted in the California Regionalist style (with strong parallels to W.P.A. muralists and the work of Thomas Hart Benton) often capturing local scenes of the SF Bay, the Filbert Steps, Coit Tower, Monterey Bay, UC Berkeley, Stanford and Marin. He also produced avant-garde abstract pieces and experimental mixed media works. Sargent was interested in all forms of arts and crafts and studied with master ceramicist Marguerite Wildenhain at the legendary Pond Farm Pottery ceramic studio in Guerneville. 

        California/American “Scene Painting” or “Regionalism” was a movement during and following the Great Depression of the 1930s when artists looked to their immediate visual environment and the commonplace activities of Americans at work and play for artistic inspiration. This resulted in work that was uniquely American and celebrated the people and places that were local and familiar to the artist. These artists included Thomas Hart Benton, Millard Sheets, Grant Wood and Freeman Sargent. 

        Sargent also frequently experimented with abstraction and referred to his approach as “conservative abstraction”, as he felt this work employed modern abstraction without fully abandoning some aspects of representation and the known visible world.

        Sargent was a good friend and painting partner of the renowned American Impressionist, Abel Warshawsky (1883-1962). Sargent was also fortunate to study under and produce ceramic work with Marguerite Wildenhain (1896-1985) at The Pond Farm Workshops in Northern California. Wildenhain was one of the very first students of the Bahaus (studying with the likes of Paul Klee and Wassily Kandisky) in Weimar, Germany and was the first woman to receive the Master Potter certification in Germany. There are several wonderful examples of Sargent’s ceramic work in the Lost Art Collection. 

        Sargent was a member of the Carmel Art Association and exhibited at the SF Museum of Modern Art, The Legion of Honor, the de Young Museum and the Lucien Labaudt Gallery. Ten examples of Sargent’s work were recently included in the “95 Year Historic Show” at the venerated Carmel Art Association gallery in 2022. These included scenes of Cannery Row and Monterey Bay painted in the 1950s and 1960s. 

        Sargent earned his B.A. degree from U.C. Berkeley and his M.A. from Stanford. He was a resident of Berkeley in the 1930s and active in the local art and theater scenes. He “worked his way through college” as a broadcaster on KSFO and KFRC radio. This is where he developed his love of performing on stage. Following service in the Navy, he studied at the California School of Fine Art and CCAC.

        Sargent served in the South Pacific in the US Navy as a Lieutenant during World War II, and in 1947 he married Sara Carlton of Richmond, Virginia. Their first home was at 291 Union St. on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco while building a house in Monterey, CA. In 1962, they moved their young family to Europe where they lived and traveled extensively for over a year. They also lived in Mountain View and Albany, California before finally settling in East Richmond Heights across the Bay Bridge. For over twenty years Sargent taught Art, Drama and English in Bay Area high schools.

        A note about his name: Sargent was born Sidney Freeman Sargent. In 1936 while in radio, he changed his name to Freeman Sidney Sargent. His paintings older than 1936 are usually signed S Sargent.

        We would like to thank the Sargent family, especially his sons Jon and Chris, for working with us on their father’s collection and legacy. And our gratitude to the Carmel Art Association for introducing all of us.
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      Regionalist Scene of North Beach <br>Early 20th Century Oil <br><br>#C3323
      Regionalist Scene of North Beach
      Early 20th Century Oil

      #C3323
      Freeman Sargent $3,875
      Dreamy California Landscape <br>1952 Oil <br><br>#C3324
      Dreamy California Landscape
      1952 Oil

      #C3324
      Freeman Sargent $2,750
      Deconstructed San Francisco Cityscape <br>1983 Oil <br><br>#C2729
      Deconstructed San Francisco Cityscape
      1983 Oil

      #C2729
      Freeman Sargent $7,850
      <i>Sea Cliff</i> <br> 20th Century Oil <br><br>#C3044
      Sea Cliff
      20th Century Oil

      #C3044
      Freeman Sargent $3,950
      <i>Between Classes (Stanford) </i> <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#C2692
      Between Classes (Stanford)
      20th Century Oil

      #C2692
      Freeman Sargent $4,850
      Bay Area Vista <br>1982 Oil <br><br>#C2708
      Bay Area Vista
      1982 Oil

      #C2708
      Freeman Sargent $3,650
      <i>Abstract Boats</i> <br>1979 Oil <br><br>#C2554
      Abstract Boats
      1979 Oil

      #C2554
      Freeman Sargent $2,475
      SF Skyline and the Golden Gate Bridge <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#C3231
      SF Skyline and the Golden Gate Bridge
      20th Century Oil

      #C3231
      Freeman Sargent $3,650
      California Coastal Waters <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#C2487
      California Coastal Waters
      20th Century Oil

      #C2487
      Freeman Sargent $3,750
      Northern California Hill Scene <br>1980 Oil <br><br>#C2566
      Northern California Hill Scene
      1980 Oil

      #C2566
      Freeman Sargent $2,485
      <i>Oaks</i> <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#C2646
      Oaks
      20th Century Oil

      #C2646
      Freeman Sargent $3,850
      Chinatown Overlooked by Coit Tower <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#C2657
      Chinatown Overlooked by Coit Tower
      20th Century Oil

      #C2657
      Freeman Sargent $2,875
      Sierra Scene <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#C2545
      Sierra Scene
      20th Century Oil

      #C2545
      Freeman Sargent $2,750
      Downtown San Francisco <br>1957 Watercolor <br><br>#C3024
      Downtown San Francisco
      1957 Watercolor

      #C3024
      Freeman Sargent $1,395
      Filbert Steps Overlooking the Bay <br>1960 Watercolor <br><br>#C2468
      Filbert Steps Overlooking the Bay
      1960 Watercolor

      #C2468
      Freeman Sargent $1,350
      Filbert Steps at Napier Lane Scene <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#C2671
      Filbert Steps at Napier Lane Scene
      20th Century Oil

      #C2671
      Freeman Sargent $3,450
      Napier Lane on the Filbert Steps <br>1930's-40's Oil <br><br>#C2591
      Napier Lane on the Filbert Steps
      1930's-40's Oil

      #C2591
      Freeman Sargent $3,695
      <I>Playland at Ocean Beach (The Big Diipper) </I> <br>20th Century Oil<br><br>#C2654
      Playland at Ocean Beach (The Big Diipper)
      20th Century Oil

      #C2654
      Freeman Sargent $2,895
      Union Square, San Francisco<br>20th Century Oil<br><br>#C3225
      Union Square, San Francisco
      20th Century Oil

      #C3225
      Freeman Sargent $2,350
      Field-Workers<br>20th Century Oil on Paper<br><br>#C3233
      Field-Workers
      20th Century Oil on Paper

      #C3233
      Freeman Sargent $2,350
      Northern California Cove<br>20th Century Oil<br><br>#C3016
      Northern California Cove
      20th Century Oil

      #C3016
      Freeman Sargent $2,350
      Abstracted German City Scene <br>1963 Oil<br><br>#C2716
      Abstracted German City Scene
      1963 Oil

      #C2716
      Freeman Sargent Sold $2,650
      Sold
      <I>Spring</I> <br>1958 Oil<br><br>#C2690
      Spring
      1958 Oil

      #C2690
      Freeman Sargent $2,995
      San Francisco Cityscape with Marin Hills<br>20th Century Oil<br><br>#C2466
      San Francisco Cityscape with Marin Hills
      20th Century Oil

      #C2466
      Freeman Sargent $3,450
      Tree Over-looking California Field<br>20th Century Oil<br><br>#C2698
      Tree Over-looking California Field
      20th Century Oil

      #C2698
      Freeman Sargent $2,450
      <I>Figures & Trees (Paris)</I> <br>20th Century Oil<br><br>#C2560
      Figures & Trees (Paris)
      20th Century Oil

      #C2560
      Freeman Sargent $2,795
      Northern California Coastal Scene<br>20th Century Watercolor<br><br>#C2659
      Northern California Coastal Scene
      20th Century Watercolor

      #C2659
      Freeman Sargent $1,275
      Regionalist Subway Station Scene<br>1969 Watercolor<br><br>#C2460
      Regionalist Subway Station Scene
      1969 Watercolor

      #C2460
      Freeman Sargent $1,395
      Boats in Abstraction<br>1968 Collage<br><br>#C2464
      Boats in Abstraction
      1968 Collage

      #C2464
      Freeman Sargent $1,350
      <I>Marine</I> <br>20th Century Oil<br><br>#C2695
      Marine
      20th Century Oil

      #C2695
      Freeman Sargent $3,775
      S.F. Skyline from Treasure Island<br>20th Century Oil<br><br>#C2643
      S.F. Skyline from Treasure Island
      20th Century Oil

      #C2643
      Freeman Sargent $2,450
      <I>Trees & Rocks</I> <br>1959 Oil<br><br>#C2696
      Trees & Rocks
      1959 Oil

      #C2696
      Freeman Sargent $2,875
      California Desert Scene<br>1957 Oil<br><br>#C3021
      California Desert Scene
      1957 Oil

      #C3021
      Freeman Sargent $3,450
      <I>Rocks - Trees (Carmel Monterey) </I> <br>20th Century Oil<br><br>#C2649
      Rocks - Trees (Carmel Monterey)
      20th Century Oil

      #C2649
      Freeman Sargent $3,950
      Parisian Street Scene <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#C2672
      Parisian Street Scene
      20th Century Oil

      #C2672
      Freeman Sargent $3,995
      Downtown San Francisco Cable Car Turnaround <br><br>#C2518
      Downtown San Francisco Cable Car Turnaround

      #C2518
      Freeman Sargent Sold $3,450
      Sold
      Yosemite Landscape <br>20th Century Watercolor <br><br>#C2465
      Yosemite Landscape
      20th Century Watercolor

      #C2465
      Freeman Sargent Sold $1,350
      Sold
      <i>Three Boats</i> <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#C2488
      Three Boats
      20th Century Oil

      #C2488
      Freeman Sargent Sold $3,450
      Sold
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