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Double-sided Drawing : a. (Recto) Sketch of a Turkish woman b. (Verso) Veiled Women
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
Medium/Technique
a. (Recto): charcoal on paper
b. (Verso): charcoal and graphite pencil
b. (Verso): charcoal and graphite pencil
Dimensions
Sheet: 35 x 25.2 cm (13 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Number28.936
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Inscriptionsa.(Recto) Graphite: l.l.: "Tie Rev."; b. (Verso) graphite: l.l.: J.S.92
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)