Study for Figure above "Music"

1919-1920

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image shows a sketch of a male figure from the torso upwards in a dynamic pose. The person is seated with one knee drawn up and arms raised. The facial features are softly sketched, focusing on the eyes, nose, and slightly parted lips, framed by short, combed-back hair. The figure's musculature is accentuated, giving a sense of realism. The sketch has a plain background, and there are no visible jewelry or objects. It is executed on off-white paper.

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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

1983

  • John Singer Sargent: Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1983, p. 84, no. 68, 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. 110, no. 730.

Inscriptions

lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 10.9.10; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 100 [circled]; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 10.9.10

Watermarks

L. BERVILLE (FRANCE) / Lalanne

Wikidata ID

Q64584098

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