DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Reclining Male Nude Seen from Behind

c. 1890 - 1915

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

Pinholes at all corners.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal on off-white laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 48 x 62.3 cm (18 7/8 x 24 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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