Head of a Man

1875-1880

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image displays a close-up of a person's head and a portion of the neck, with the face shown in profile. The person appears to be in a downward position with a relaxed, contemplative expression, and dark, smooth hair frames the face. The individual is dressed in formal attire, noted by a visible collar and tie. The background consists of a smooth, untextured surface. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held in this sketch.

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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

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. 104, no. 681.

  • 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. 48, no. 19.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: J.S.274.

Wikidata ID

Q64584100

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