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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1929.293
People
John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title
Hands, Arms, Feet and Torso for "Apollo and the Muses," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Hands, Forearms, Feet and Partial Study of a Torso
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1917-1919
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306566

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Charcoal on cream laid paper
Dimensions
48 x 62.6 cm (18 7/8 x 24 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.r., graphite: 61 / 11.5.10
  • inscription: l.l. of verso, graphite: 11.5.10
  • watermark: CANSON & MONTGOLFIER / FRANCE / INGRES [with design]

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
1929.293
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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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. 44, 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

Verification Level

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