Study of the Resurrection for "Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary"

1903-1916

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image is a charcoal sketch of a person's upper body, including the hips, shoulders, arms, and upper thighs. The individual is posed with a slight twist, emphasizing the torso's musculature. The face is partially visible, with only the outlined chin. The person appears to be nude, with a focus on anatomical structure and form. There are handwritten text at the bottom and sides, including a name, address, and days of the week. The background is plain.

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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

1980

  • The Human Form: Contemporary American Figure Drawing and the Academic Tradition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980, no. 24

1983

  • John Singer Sargent: Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1983, pp. 21, 64, fig. 10, no. 41, repro

1999

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

2006

  • John Singer Sargent: Portraits and Models, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006

Bibliography

1967

  • Gross, Ellen, and James Harithas. Drawings by John Singer Sargent in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Alhambra, California: Borden, 1967, as "Study of a Model—Torso".

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. 107, no. 703.

Inscriptions

lower right in charcoal: Monday / Saturday / morning; lower left in charcoal: Carmine Tedeschi / 73 Chelmsford Street / Hammersmith; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 7.2.3; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 7.2. [undeciphered]; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 5.6.18 / 7.2.3

Wikidata ID

Q64584031

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