Napoleonic Head and Judgment of Paris [verso]

c. 1871-1872

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

This is a drawing featuring a human profile and abstract figures. The upper right section shows a detailed profile of a human face with textured pencil strokes. The left side of the drawing contains handwritten notes and scattered pencil marks. In the lower part, there are small figures engaged in dynamic poses with flowing lines and minimal detail. The drawing combines portraiture and abstract figure work.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The sketch shows two figures. On the right, a person with short hair is holding a child. The child is facing forward with short, wavy hair. Both figures are wearing casual clothes, with the adult potentially having textured clothing. On the left, another figure is seated at a table, shown from behind with short hair. The background is minimal, with some suggested furniture lines near the table.

Mother and Child [recto]

John Singer Sargent

1871

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

Bibliography

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. 103, no. 674.

  • 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. 44, no. 14.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: 1 white shirt / 1 cotton s- / 1 night / 1 under - / 1 pair socks / 3 hair [not deciphered] / 1 collar; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: J.S.2046

Wikidata ID

Q64584124

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