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Good point
Tom, I think you make a good point here. The key issue is the understanding of head structure, of which Sargent was a master. If the structural integrity is intact, one has the freedom of alteringing and exagerating aspects of the face in order to enhance the sitters character.
I think there is a tendency towards too much nitpicking when measuring. Not that there is anything intrinsically wrong with that. But if the structure is not understood something will always seem "wrong."
Measurement, which I stongly advocate (as you undoubtedly witnessed in my workshop), needs to be seen as a means, and not an end unto itself. Understanding is the goal.
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