Bedouin Women

1890-1891

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image shows two figures in draped garments covering their entire bodies, including their heads. Both figures are standing, with one figure having arms down and the other with an arm raised near the face area, holding onto the garment. The facial features and hair are not visible due to the coverage of the draped fabric. The fabric is flowing and gathered, creating a draping effect. There are no visible jewelry or objects aside from the fabric. The background is plain and unadorned.

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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

1964

  • The Private World of John Singer Sargent, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio; Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts; Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, 1964-1965, no. 154

1983

  • John Singer Sargent: Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1983, p. 59, no. 34, repro

1999

  • "Sketch Everything and Keep Your Curiosity Fresh": Sargent Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999

2006

  • John Singer Sargent: Portraits and Models, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006

2009

  • John Singer Sargent in the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009-2010

Bibliography

1927

  • Charteris, Evan. John Sargent. New York: Scribner's, 1927, p. 136.

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. 106, no. 696.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown: J.S. 13

Wikidata ID

Q64583996

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