DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Two Studies for Orpheus, for "Orpheus and Eurydice"

1916 - 1925

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal and graphite on off-white laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

48.1 x 63 cm (18 15/16 x 24 13/16 in.)

Provenance

To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; their gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1931.

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