Study for "The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord"

1909-1916

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The image features a rough sketch of a person's upper body, from the shoulders up. The person appears to be sitting or leaning slightly forward. The facial features are implied with some shading around the eye area and a hint of a nose. The hair is sketched abstractly, showing a short hairstyle. The clothing is suggested by broad strokes around the shoulders, possibly a cloak or blanket. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is plain, with the main focus on the sketched figure.

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Artwork overview

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. 147

1983

  • John Singer Sargent: Drawings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1983, p. 60, no. 42, 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

2011

  • Rodin and America: Influence and Adaptation, 1876-1936, Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, California, 2011-2012, p. 177, fig. 120, repro

2025

  • The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876-1917, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 2024-2025, p. 145, cat. 47 repro.

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. 107, no. 702.

2024

  • Mitchell, Mark DeSaussure.The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876-1917. Exh cat. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 2024: cat.47, 133, color repo.

Inscriptions

lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 6.5.3. / 6.5.3; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 6.5.3; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 6.5.3 / S.6.112

Watermarks

MICHALLET

Wikidata ID

Q64583998

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