Head of a Boy; and the Entrance to a Shack

1871

John Singer Sargent

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John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

This drawing shows a young person's profile and an interior view of a rustic structure. The sketched portrait is on the left, showing the shoulders and head of a young individual with curly hair, straight eyebrows, wide eyes, and a slightly downturned mouth. The person faces slightly to the left and wears a jacket with a tie or cravat around their neck. To the right of the portrait is a depiction of the interior of a wooden shed or cabin, characterized by rough lumber textures and various tools or items stacked against the walls. The two drawings are separate, and the background is blank, beige 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

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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. 102, no. 667.

  • 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. 37, no. 5.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: J.S. 58.

Wikidata ID

Q64584116

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