Study for "Astronomy"

c. 1921

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image shows a drawing of a person seated in a kneeling position. The person has their head tilted back, face turned upward, closed eyes, and a serene expression. Their hair is covered by their clothing, which consists of draping robes. The person's hands are gently clasped in front of them. The background consists of a dark circle framing the figure. In the top right corner, there are faint handwritten labels with the names of several zodiac signs.

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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

1955

  • The Drawings of John Singer Sargent from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Traveling Exhibition Program, 1955-1970

1960

  • [exhibition title unknown], Fine Arts Club, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1960

1983

  • John Singer Sargent: Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1983, p. 81, no. 63, 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

  • 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. 110, no. 725.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: Sagittarius - Scorpio - Libra / Leo - Cancer - gemini; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 11.3.1 / 210; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 11.3.1

Watermarks

L. BERVILLE (FRANCE) / Lalanne

Wikidata ID

Q64584090

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