Classic Poem

John Sargent has a magic with the brush
That puts the common painter to the blush.
His method is so large and sound and free
It rings the changes of a lyric glee.
To pose dramatic and to style intense
He weds imaginative colour sense,
And turns off Pictures with a dash and ease
That please the amateur and expert please.
A rare conjunction, such as Corot knew
Who charmed the Many as he charmed the Few.
Sargent has never catered for the mart.
A thing to say! the man respects his art.