Man with Curly Hair

1872

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image features a pencil drawing of a man's head and upper torso in a three-quarter view, facing left. The subject's curly hair, mustache, and collared shirt are detailed with shading. The background is a plain beige. The numbers "1872" are inscribed in the top left and bottom right corners.

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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

1983

  • John Singer Sargent: Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1983, pp. 14, 42, fig. 3, no. 12, 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

  • American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 104, no. 675.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: 1872; lower right in graphite: 1872

Watermarks

[cut off]-LES-ANNONAY MONTGOLFIER

Wikidata ID

Q64584044

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