Studies for "Scots Grey"

1918

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

This is a drawing of a pair of figures engaging in a task involving a large animal. The sketch depicts two scenes side by side, both featuring a figure in a cap interacting with the large shape of an animal, likely a horse. The strokes are light and gestural, capturing the essence of movement and form with minimal detail. The drawing is executed in pencil, focusing on the contours and implied lines rather than intricate detailing. The figures are positioned with one hand tracing or holding the side of the animal. This artwork appears unfinished or a preliminary study, capturing the fluidity and dynamics of the interaction.

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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

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Exhibition History

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

  • 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. 114, 753.

  • Nygren, Edward J. John Singer Sargent: Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983, p. 103, no. 91.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: J.S.45

Wikidata ID

Q64584076

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