Two Studies of a Seated Male Nude Bending at the Waist; verso: Sketches for Snake, both for Vaulting of Pagan Gods, Boston Public Library | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1937.8.190
People: John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title: Two Studies of a Seated Male Nude Bending at the Waist; verso: Sketches for Snake, both for Vaulting of Pagan Gods, Boston Public Library
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1890 - 1895
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/310447

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: actual: 28 x 39.3 cm (11 x 15 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; gift of Mrs. Ormond to the Fogg Art Museum, 1937.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond
Accession Year: 1937
Object Number: 1937.8.190
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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