DrawingsAmerican19th century

Sketches of a Woman's Head and Facial Features; verso: Sketch after a Painting (?)

c. 1880 - 1881

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on brown wove paper (recto and verso)

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

35.2 x 26 cm (13 7/8 x 10 1/4 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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