Gondolier, Venice

1912

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image is a sketch of a person viewed from behind. The sketch shows the upper body from the torso upwards. The person is standing or possibly leaning forward, with their left arm on a surface indicated by a line beside them. The person has short hair and wears a loose jacket with folds on the back. No jewelry or objects are depicted. The background is plain with a light-colored surface. The sketch focuses on using lines and shading to depict the person's form and clothing.

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Artwork overview

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

1926

  • Exhibition of the Works by the Late John S. Sargent, R.A., Royal Academy, London, England, 1926

1964

  • The Private World of John Singer Sargent, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio; Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts; Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, 1964-1965, no. 144, repro

1983

  • John Singer Sargent: Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1983, p. 55, no. 27, repro

1999

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

2000

  • John Singer Sargent, Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 2000-2001

2006

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

2009

  • John Singer Sargent in the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009

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. 105, no. 689.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: J.S.12

Wikidata ID

Q64584062

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