Face and Hand; Two Male Heads; verso: Sketch of Sir Squire Bancroft (1841 - 1926); Decorative Design

Artists

Description

The sketch was made on a folded sheet of Royal Academy letterhead; in red, it is printed "Royal Academy of Arts / London, W. / 190__" The side with the face and heads is folded inside. The two male heads depict the same man.

Dimensions

25.8 x 20.6 cm (10 3/16 x 8 1/8 in.)

Provenance

David Murray, London, sold; [through Christie’s, London, May 28, 1934, lot 2], sold; [to Martin Birnbaum], gift; to Grenville L. Winthrop, 1935, bequeathed; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943 A number of the drawings in this album were given to Murray (a Scottish landscape painter and Royal Academician, 1849-1933) by Sargent. Murray lived at 1A Langham Chambers, Portland Place, London.