DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Decorative Design

19th-20th century

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

The drawing was affixed to the recto of the page but now is loose. The sheet was creased down the middle and subsequently tore in two. It is also creased where it appears to have been folded again vertically. The sheet shows pinholes.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite and pink crayon on oiled buff laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

50.7 x 75.1 cm (19 15/16 x 29 9/16 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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