Study for "Apollo and Daphne"

c. 1918

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image is a sketch depicting a full-body view of a nude person seen from the back. The individual is standing on their toes with their arms raised above their head, both hands pressing against an invisible surface. The person's head is tilted slightly upward, emphasizing the neck and shoulder lines. The facial features are minimally detailed with a focus on the profile, and the hair appears to be shaved or very short. The background is a plain, unadorned surface, with no detailed elements or objects besides the focus on the figure. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects being held.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Sargent Ormond (sisters of the artist), Surrey, England; National Gallery (now known as the Smithsonian American Art Museum), Washington, DC, 1929, left in storage at the Corcoran Gallery of Art; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • The Drawings of John Singer Sargent from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Traveling Exhibition Program, 1955-1970

1983

  • John Singer Sargent at the Corcoran, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983

Bibliography

1967

  • Gross, Ellen, and James Harithas. Drawings by John Singer Sargent in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Alhambra, California: Borden, 1967.

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 110, no. 733.

  • Nygren, Edward J. John Singer Sargent: Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983, p. 86, no. 71.

Inscriptions

lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 12.14.1; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 119 [circled]

Watermarks

L. BERVILLE (FRANCE) / Lalanne

Wikidata ID

Q64584019

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