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Two Sketches - a. Double-sided Drawing : (Recto) Woman Seated on the Ground, (Verso) Standing Male Figure b. Man Working at a Table
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
about 1875
Medium/Technique
a. (Recto): charcoal and graphite pencil on paper
b. (Verso): charcoal and graphite pencil on paper
b. (Verso): charcoal and graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: a. 9.5 x 14.9 cm (3 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
Shhet: b. 10 x 16.3 cm ( 3 15/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Shhet: b. 10 x 16.3 cm ( 3 15/16 x 6 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 Number28.952
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Inscriptionsa. Graphite: l.l.: J.S. 221; l.r.: "April 16th 75
b. Graphite: l.l.: J.S. 221-(?)
b. Graphite: l.l.: J.S. 221-(?)
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)