Study of Eurus (East Wind) for "The Winds," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1929.284
People: John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title: Study of Eurus (East Wind) for "The Winds," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Study of a Nude Youth
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1921 - 1925
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/306539

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Charcoal and graphite on off-white laid paper, squared in graphite

Dimensions

62.5 x 47.8 cm (24 5/8 x 18 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

watermark: INGRES
inscription: l.r., graphite: 12.6.1

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, 1929.

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: 1929
Object Number: 1929.284
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Sargent in the Studio: Drawings, Sketchbooks, and Oil Sketches, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/10/1999 - 09/26/1999

Verification Level

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