Sargent Masterpiece Travels to Spain

An historic meeting among some of the art world’s most enigmatic young ladies will take place at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, where John Singer Sargent’s "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1882) and Diego Velбzquez’s "Las Meninas" (Museo Nacional del Prado, 1656) will be shown together for the first time, informs artdaily.com.
 On view March 16 through May 30 as part of the Prado’s series "The Invited Work" Sargent’s painting—one of the greatest treasures at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)—will be displayed near the Prado’s iconic masterpiece by Velбzquez to illustrate how "Las Meninas" inspired "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit".
Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the MFA, and Erica Hirshler, the MFA’s Croll Senior Curator of American Paintings, will attend a press conference at the Prado on Monday, March 15, with Prado Director Miguel Zugaza in celebration of the occasion. (Hirshler is the author of the recently published Sargent’s "Daughters: The Biography of a Painting", MFA Publications, 2009).

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