1929.274: Study of Clasped Hands, for "Heaven," Boston Public Library

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1929.274

People

John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)

Title

Study of Clasped Hands, for "Heaven," Boston Public Library

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Study of Arms and Clasped Hands, for a Mural Project

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1895-1916

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/306578

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Charcoal on off-white laid paper

Dimensions

47.7 x 61.4 cm (18 3/4 x 24 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: l.l., graphite: S. 5. 8
• inscription: l.l. of verso, graphite: S. 5. 8
• watermark: MICHALLET / FRANCE
  

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

1929.274

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Mark D. Mitchell, The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876-1917, exh. cat., Yale University Press (New Haven, 2024), cat. no. 43, p. 126, repr., also repr. endpapers

Exhibition History

• The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876-1917, Yale University Art Gallery, 09/05/2024 - 01/05/2025

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