Falling Male Nude [verso]

1918-1919

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image is a drawing of a person in a reclining position, showing the upper torso and part of the legs. The individual's arm is laid across their chest, with softly sketched facial features depicting a relaxed expression and closed eyes. The person has short hair and is not wearing any clothes or jewelry. The background is a plain, textured paper surface with no additional details.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image shows a drawing of two military figures in different poses. The figure on the left is depicted in a profile view facing left with his left arm extended, holding a rifle. The figure on the right is shown in a dynamic pose, with his back partly turned towards the viewer, and his right knee raised. Both figures wear military uniforms and are set against a plain background.

Studies for "Gassed" [recto]

John Singer Sargent

1918

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. 115, no. 758.

  • 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. 109, no. 96.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: 17.2.1

Watermarks

MICHALLET / FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q64584130

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