john singer sargent painted and lived it. he cultivated commissions from its rich and became famous for his luscious, flattering society portraits, which is exactly what critics often held against him. >> for a very long time he was, defined by his commissioned works, and he was defined by the people he painted. i think that was very unfair. >> reporter: his reputation, reevaluation. >> john singer sargent, beyond being the most talented and celebrated portrait painter of his day, i think, looking back in time, we could say that he was one of the greatest artists of all time. >> reporter: the evidence-- his much more intimate paintings of people within his own circle, many of them provocative or famous cultural figures. so, with friends and fellow artists, writers, painters, he didn't need to flatter. >> exactly, exactly. he could go deeper and pull out, really profound character traits and very often reveal his feelings about the person. >> reporter: he loved painting other painters painting, singers singing, actors acting.

bauman's favorite pieces-- a towering portrait of governor and general lucius fairchild by john singer sargent. >> it's really been a joy for me to be able to, you know, preserve cultural history to places that could never afford these services. >> reporter: even after countless hours of work, bauman doesn't seem to mind that no one knows his name. >> when people go into a museum, they're not aware of who did the conservation work, and that's the way it should be. it's the artist that's important. >> reporter: the work of an unknown master preserving history's masterpieces for generations to come. vladimir duthiers, cbs news, new york. >> quijano: that's the cbs evening news for tonight. later on cbs, "48 hours." i'm elaine quijano in new york. thank you for joining us. and good night. the quake swarm that's been . >>> on the anniversary of the devastating earthquake one bay area city can't stop shaking. the swarm that's been going on for days now. >>> i'm going to find you, i'm going to rape you, and i'm going to kill you. >> that's the terrifying threat one woman said she got from her uber d

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