Studies for "Entering the War"

1920-1922

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image is a pencil sketch featuring multiple head-and-shoulder portraits of men. The drawings focus on the men's faces, suggesting different angles and expressions. The facial features are highly detailed, showing strong jawlines, defined cheekbones, and pronounced eyebrows. The men have varied hairstyles. Some wear hats, and the clothing visible is limited to collars, suggesting they might be wearing uniforms. The background is plain, with no additional objects or scenery.

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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, p. 116, no. 104, repro

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. 116, no. 766.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Mr. Harry Bloom / 39 Hollander St. / Roxbury - tel 4952M Roxbury; lower right in graphite: 54; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 16.1.5.; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 16.1.5

Watermarks

INGRES / [manufacturer symbol] / CANSON & MONTGOLFIER / FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q64584055

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