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Sketch for Classic and Romantic Art - Study for Whole Composition - (MFA Rotunda)

Sketch for Classic and Romantic Art

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

1917–21

Medium/Technique Charcoal and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions Oval: 36.2 x 54.5 cm (14 1/4 x 21 7/16 in.)

Credit Line The Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent

Accession Number28.623

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsDrawings

InscriptionsRecto in graphite pencil: l.r.: 11.9.19 (Fox number)
Verso in graphite pencil:l.l.: B.18.38

Provenance1925, upon the artist's death, by inheritance to his sisters, Emily Sargent (b. 1857 - d. 1936) and Violet Sargent Ormond (b. 1870 - d. 1955); 1928, gift of Emily Sargent and Violet Ormond to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 4, 1928)