Cecilia Beaux vs J. S. S.

[Tom Edgerton]

There was a book out by the Smithsonian Institution Press, "Cecelia Beaux and the Art of Portraiture," by Tara Leigh Tappert. It may still be available. There are some color plates, but unfortunately, most of it is black and white.

As to the debate, I guess it goes back to which images you pair up for comparison. But safe to say, I think, that on a good day she could give Sargent a run for his money.