DrawingsAmerican19th century

Sailboat

1872

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

The verso shows some slight scribbles of indistinguishable design. The mast of the sailboat shown here extends slightly onto the verso of the previous page.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15.6 x 11.3 cm (6 1/8 x 4 7/16 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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