Studies for "The Unveiling of Truth"

1922-1925

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image shows a sketch of a figure in a kneeling position, viewed from the back. The individual has their left knee on the ground and the right knee raised, with both arms extended upwards and slightly outwards. Short hair is sketched following the contour of the head. The figure does not have any clothing depicted. In the background, on the right side, there is a detailed sketch of a person's head from the back, focusing on the flow of wavy hair. The background is a plain, textured paper.

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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: Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1983, p. 89, no. 74, repro

1999

  • "Sketch Everything and Keep Your Curiosity Fresh": Sargent Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999

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. 111, no. 736.

Inscriptions

lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 12.3.4; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: S.5.165 / 12.3.4

Watermarks

L. BERVILLE (FRANCE) / Lalanne

Wikidata ID

Q64584020

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