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John Singer Sargent

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Pencil sketch of a steam traction engine pulling gun carriages, with a row of artillery wagons drawn below.

Gun Carriages, France

1918

Pencil sheet with multiple studies of cattle in various poses, a longhorn head, and a small standing figure.

Studies of Cattle

c. 1872

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat, seen from behind, with loose shading around her figure.

Seated Woman

c. 1890-1900

Pencil sketch of sailors working on a diagonal spar with rigging lines, one man in a wide-brimmed hat seated at right.

Men on a Spar

c. 1876

Charcoal sketch of two figures reclining on a narrow cot, one with a raised leg, drawn in loose hatched lines.

Couple on a Cot

c. 1874-1877

Graphite sketch of a seated woman holding a child on her shoulder, with a small standing figure sketched at left.

Mother and Child [recto]

c. 1871-1872

Pencil sketch of spectators crowding stone ramparts and a column, some figures in top hats, one pointing out to sea.

Ramparts at St. Malo - Yacht Race

1875

Loose pencil sketch of two seated men, one leaning toward the other, with smoke rising beside them.

Seated Men

c. 1874-1877

Pencil studies of a horse and a cap-wearing soldier beside it, drawn from two angles on tan paper.

Studies for "Scots Grey"

1918

Studies for "Apollo and the Muses"

c. 1921

Studies for "Dancing Figures"

1919-1920

Charcoal study of a seated man with head tilted back, arms clasped around his knee, on pale paper.

Study for "Astronomy"

c. 1921

Pencil study of two nude male figures leaping, with squared grids and arrow marks for enlarging the composition.

Studies for "Two Classical Male Figures Jumping"

1919-1920

Charcoal study of a draped reclining figure with a bare foot extended at lower left, on cream paper.

Study of a Draped Figure

1920-1925

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a hat on garden steps beside a balustrade, with dark foliage behind her.

By the Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy

c. 1907

Graphite sketch of two swans on pink paper, one with raised wings and one with head turned back.

Studies of a Swan

1880-1900

Pencil sketch of two swans on rippling water, one with neck curved in the foreground, by John Singer Sargent.

Swans in the Water

1880-1900

Brown ink sketch of fisher figures with baskets and children walking across wet sand toward distant windmills and boats.

En route pour la pêche (Setting Out to Fish)

1878

Watercolor of a gondola on a Venetian canal passing an arched bridge and old buildings, with soft reflections on the water.

Ponte Panada, Fondamenta Nuove, Venice

c. 1880

Sketch of the Ponte Vecchio over the Arno with buildings, a tower and a dome behind it, drawn in soft grey tones.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence [recto]

1870-1872

Pencil sketch of a monastery with a bell tower and cypress trees on a hillside under a soft sky.

Monastery [recto]

1870-1872

Charcoal study of a reclining man's legs and foot with separate studies of hands on pale paper.

Studies for "Judgment"

1903-1916

Pencil sketch of a motorcycle front wheel, headlamp and handlebars on tan paper, with handwritten notes and the date 1918.

Motorcycle [recto]

1918

Pencil sketch of a motorcycle's front wheel, fender, and handlebars with handwritten notes at top.

Motorcycle

1918

Charcoal study of two draped women carrying water jars, with faint grid lines, on tan paper.

Study for "The Danaïdes"

1922-1925

Charcoal study of a standing robed figure with a halo, holding an object in each hand, on cream paper.

Study for "Dogma of the Redemption: Frieze of Angels" [recto]

1895-1903

Pencil sketch studies of horses and a farrier bending to shoe a horse's hoof, on tan paper.

Studies for "Shoeing Calvary Horses at the Front" [recto]

1918

Pencil sketch of covered cannon on wheeled carriages with wagons at left and right, drawn by John Singer Sargent in 1918.

Cannon Trailers, France

1918

Pencil and wash sketch of an Italian villa with cypress trees on a hillside, with a bare tree at the left edge.

Italian Villa [recto]

1870-1872

Pencil sketch of a motorcycle seen from the front, showing headlamp, handlebars and front wheel on pale paper.

Motorcycle [verso]

1918

Loose pencil sketch of trees and clouds over a shaded landscape, drawn on pale paper.

Clouds [verso]

1870-1872

Pencil sketch of a man seen from behind in a hat, with studies of a leg, a hand and two figures with a wheelbarrow.

Studies of Peasants with Wheelbarrows [verso]

1870-1872