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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1929.278
People
John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title
Two Sketches of a Male Nude for a Mural Project
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306580

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Charcoal and graphite on off-white laid paper, squared
Dimensions
actual: 47.8 x 63.3 cm (18 13/16 x 24 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.l., graphite: S.5.82
  • inscription: verso, graphite, in artist's hand: Tracing winds and days / Tracing winds and days
  • watermark: L. BERVILLE (FRANCE) / [in script:] Lalanne
  • inscription: upper edge, graphite, in artist's hand: bad squares
  • inscription: u.l. of verso, graphite: S.5.82

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
1929.278
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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