Seated Woman

c. 1890-1900

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The drawing depicts a woman from the knees up, in a slightly turned position. Her facial features are softly sketched with a gentle expression. Her hair is styled neatly under a large hat. She is wearing a long elegant garment with flowing lines, accentuating her figure. The garment is detailed with shading indicating texture, possibly fur or formal detail around the shoulders and upper body. The background consists of horizontal lines.

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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

1983

  • John Singer Sargent: Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1983, pp. 19, 56, fig. 7, no. 30, repro

1999

  • "Sketch Everything and Keep Your Curiosity Fresh": Sargent Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999, fig. 3, repro

2002

  • The Gilded Cage: Views of American Women, 1873-1921, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2002

2003

  • The Impressionist Tradition in America, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003-2004

2009

  • John Singer Sargent in the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009-2010

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. 692.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: J.S. 10b

Wikidata ID

Q64584069

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