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John Singer Sargent

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Charcoal sketch of a bald, seated man in a draped cloak, hand to chin, bare feet on the ground, on cream paper.

Study for "Philosophy"

1922-1925

Studies for "The Fall of Gog and Magog"

1903-1916

Charcoal study on tan paper of intertwined nude male figures, one seen from behind and another reclining in the lower foregro

Study for "Judgment"

1903-1916

Charcoal study of a seated nude man on a curved ledge, one arm raised, by John Singer Sargent, 1919-1920.

Study for Figure above "Music"

1919-1920

Charcoal study of a muscular male torso with raised arms, with smaller arm studies and handwritten notes on tan paper.

Study of the Resurrection for "Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary"

1903-1916

Charcoal study of an arm, clenched hand and figure fragment on green paper by John Singer Sargent.

Studies for "Triumph of Religion"

1891-1916

Pencil sketch of boulders and shrubs beside a sloping rocky bank with trees, inscribed Hintersee 1871.

Hintersee, Germany

1871

Charcoal portrait drawing of a young man with tousled dark hair, facing forward, with handwritten name below.

Olimpio Fusco

c. 1900-1910

Charcoal study of a drum-like form, a carved scroll ornament, and a hand gripping the base on cream paper.

Study for "The Fall of Gog and Magog"

1903-1916

Charcoal study of a nude female figure with one arm raised, beside a second figure study, on pale paper.

Studies of Victory for "Death and Victory"

1920-1922

Charcoal study of a balding older man with a mustache, head and shoulders facing forward, on cream paper.

Study of Field Marshal John French for "General Officers of World War I"

1920-1922

Pencil sketch of a wooden Swiss chalet on a lakeshore with misty mountains rising behind it.

Swiss Chalet

1869

Charcoal study on grey paper of a male arm and torso with drapery over a vertical pole, by John Singer Sargent.

Study of Adam for the "Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary"

1903-1916

Charcoal study of a muscular arm resting on a lion head, with a pencil sketch of an ornate stand at right.

Studies for "Classic and Romantic Art"

c. 1921

Graphite sketch of a standing nude woman with raised arms, with a smaller study of a face and hand at right.

Studies of Aphrodite for "Aphrodite and Eros"

1919-1920

Charcoal study of draped robes and hands on pale paper, sketched in loose strokes for a Crucifixion composition.

Study of the Crucifixion for "Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary"

1903-1916

Charcoal study of robed figures beneath an arch, one holding a cross, by John Singer Sargent.

Study for "Triumph of Religion"

c. 1903-1916

Charcoal study of muscular male figures with raised arms and a torso, drawn on cream paper by John Singer Sargent.

Studies for "Two Classical Male Figures Wrestling"

1919-1920

Charcoal study of two soldiers in uniform with rifles and equipment, one walking and one seen from behind.

Studies for "Gassed" [recto]

1918-1919

Charcoal study of a draped reclining woman in a circle, with a small pencil sketch of a seated figure at upper right.

Studies for "Astronomy"

c. 1921

Graphite study of a nude male figure with raised arms and one leg lifted, drawn over a faint grid on toned paper.

Study of Apollo for "Apollo and Daphne"

c. 1918

Graphite sheet with eight sketched studies of men's heads and faces at varied angles, some in military-style collars.

Studies for "Entering the War"

1920-1922

Graphite study of four World War I era soldiers in helmets carrying rifles, drawn on pale paper.

Studies for "Entering the War" [recto]

1918

Pencil studies of hands and forearms in various gestures on a warm buff sheet, by John Singer Sargent.

Studies for "Fumee d'Ambre Gris"

1880

Charcoal study on grey paper of a draped figure with raised arms and heavy folds of cloth.

Study for "Handmaid of the Lord"

1903-1916

Two standing male figures in military tunics sketched in graphite, one holding a helmet and one holding a cane.

Studies of Generals Plumer and Haig for "General Officers of World War I" [recto]

1920-1922

Pencil sketch of a standing man in military uniform with arms crossed and a sword at his side.

Study of General Louis Botha for "General Officers of World War I"

1920-1922

Pencil sketch of a standing man seen from behind, arms at his sides, on pink paper.

Gondolier, Venice

1912

Pencil sketch of terraced hillside with cypress and bare trees, a farm building, and distant hilltop structures.

Bellosguardo, Florence

1870-1872

Pencil drawing of a balding man's head and shoulders in a suit, looking directly at the viewer, on pale paper.

Bust of a Man

1880-1905

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

Studies of Peasants [verso]

1870-1872

Napoleonic Head and Judgment of Paris [verso]

c. 1871-1872

Pencil sketch of a barren landscape with broken, leafless trees lining a flat path toward a distant horizon.

Devastated Landscape [verso]

1918

Pencil sketch of two shattered tree trunks with splintered branches, plus a faint study of figures and a structure below.

Two Shattered Trees; and Study for "The Road" [verso]

1918

Pencil sketch of bare, broken trees and stumps on a horizon line, drawn on cream paper.

Devastated Trees [verso]

1918

Charcoal sketch of a reclining nude male figure with one arm raised, drawn on tan paper.

Falling Male Nude [verso]

1918-1919

Charcoal study of draped fabric on a figure, with loose folds and a gathered sash at the waist on tan paper.

Study of Drapery [verso]

1920-1922

Charcoal sketches of a male nude seen from behind, arms raised and extended, on a tan paper sheet.

Studies of Male Nudes [verso]

1918-1919

Graphite study of a draped robed figure gripping a ladder-like frame, on tan paper.

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

1895-1903