1931.98: Forearm and Hand Holding a Book, after Andrea del Sarto

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1931.98

People

John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
After Andrea del Sarto, Italian (Florence, Italy 1486 - 1530 Florence, Italy)

Title

Forearm and Hand Holding a Book, after Andrea del Sarto

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

19th-20th century

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/306530

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black chalk on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

actual: 26.3 x 34.3 cm (10 3/8 x 13 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: l.l., graphite: J. S. 133
• inscription: l.r., graphite, in artist's hand: Andrea del Sarto

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; their gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1931.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Francis Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent

Accession Year

1931

Object Number

1931.98

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums Gallery Series, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 1994), no. 12, checklist no. 43, p. 12

Exhibition History

• Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/19/1994 - 01/29/1995
• John Singer Sargent, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 12/14/2000 - 03/18/2001

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