DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Sketch of a Venetian Holy Water Basin

19th-20th century

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

The drawing is affixed to the verso of the page. The sheet appears to have been cut from a sketchbook, as one edge is irregular.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on gray laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22.7 x 13.9 cm (8 15/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

Provenance

To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; gift of Mrs. Ormond to the Fogg Art Museum, 1937.

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