Collection Highlights
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Date:
1885-1886
Object Number:
LIB.XL.CT.G763.A3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) Playing the Piano in the Studio; verso: hand study
Object Number:
1935.85.2.170
Date:
1875-76
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of Album 2
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 13/16 x 3 3/4 in. (14.8 x 9.5 cm)
Marks:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "CB [monogram]"; inscribed along lower edge in graphite: "Sargent practicing in the studio 73 rue N. D / des Champs"; below on former album page in graphite: "SARGENT Practicing"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "CB [monogram]"; inscribed along lower edge in graphite: "Sargent practicing in the studio 73 rue N. D / des Champs"; below on former album page in graphite: "SARGENT Practicing"
Description:
Recto verso drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith. verso: hand study; Signed at lower left in graphite: CB (monogram); inscribed along lower edge in graphite: Sargent practicing in the studio 73 rue N. D /des Champs; below on album page in graphite: SARGENT Practicing.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Provenance:
James Carroll Beckwith; the National Academy of Design, New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
