Sargent & Paris: MET Museum Guided Tour

Guided Tour of Sargent & Paris exhibition at the Met with Dr. Page Knox

Thursday, June 12, 2025
Lunch in the Petrie Court Cafe at Noon (optional), followed by tour 1:30-3pm

Join at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for lunch (optional) and a guided tour of this must-see exhibition Sargent & Paris.  Art historian and Columbia University Professor, Dr. Page Knox will lead this special visit at the Met on Thursday, June 12.  Please indicate if you would like to join a group lunch at The Met’s Petrie Court Cafe at Noon before the tour (additional cost).  Located in the spectacular sculpture gallery, the cafe offers Mediterranean-accented menu of cheese and charcuterie boards, sandwiches, salads, baked goods, coffee, wine, beer, and cocktails.

Sargent and Paris explores the early career of American painter John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), from his arrival in Paris in 1874 as a precocious 18-year-old art student through the mid-1880s, when his infamous portrait Madame X was a scandalous success at the Paris Salon. Over the course of one extraordinary decade, Sargent achieved recognition by creating boldly ambitious portraits and figure paintings that pushed the boundaries of conventionality.

Immersed in a cosmopolitan circle of artists, writers, and patrons, Sargent was able to navigate a successful path through the French exhibition system while achieving acclaim and awards. Beyond the portrait studio, he traveled in search of inspiration for his art—finding subjects in Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and North Africa. This exhibition gathers Sargent’s diverse works from this period to illuminate his path to becoming an artist, which was indelibly shaped by his experiences in the French capital. These visually stunning works provide a compelling view of the Paris art world of the late 19th century.

$60 for Carriage Barn members / $75 for non members

Dr. Page Knox is an adjunct professor in the Art History Department of Columbia University. She works in a variety of capacities as a contractual lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where she gives public gallery talks and lectures in special exhibitions as well as the permanent collection, teaches classes at the museum, and leads groups for Indagare and Travel with the Met.

The group will meet in the lobby of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street) by 1:25pm (or at 12:30pm if you are joining for lunch).