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Sketch for Reliefs - Heads and Drapery (MFA Stairway)
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
1921–25
Medium/Technique
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 47.5 x 63 cm (18 11/16 x 24 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Number28.688
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Description.
InscriptionsL. r. in graphite pencil: 13.4.6 (Fox number); 28.688
Verso u.r. in graphite pencil: S.5.213
Verso u.r. in graphite pencil: S.5.213
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)