DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Study of Leg and Arm, for a mural project (?)

c. 1895-1910

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal on faded blue laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

61.7 x 47.4 cm (24 5/16 x 18 11/16 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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