Man Pulling a Horse into a Stall

1918

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image depicts a sketch of three men and a horse. On the left, a man in a hat stands behind the horse, leading it forward. The horse is in a dynamic walking stance. In the center, another man is in front of the horse, pulling on a rope attached to its bridle. On the right, a third man holds a long object and appears to be giving instructions. The men's faces are not detailed. The sketch is done in pencil with shading for depth. The background shows minimal details of an indoor environment.

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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

1979

  • John Singer Sargent in the Edwardian Age, Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, 1979

1983

  • John Singer Sargent: Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1983, p. 102, no. 90, 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. 113, no. 752.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: J.S. 89.

Wikidata ID

Q64584108

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