Double-sided Drawing for MFA Rotunda Murals: a. (Recto) Sketch for the Three Graces ; b. (Verso) Four Studies for the Three Graces
John Singer Sargent
(American, 1856–1925)
1917–21
Medium/Techniquea. (Recto): graphite pencil and charcoal on paper
b. (Verso): graphite pencil
DimensionsSheet: 30.3 x 22.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession number28.761
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Provenance1925, upon the artist's death, by inheritance to his sisters, Emily Sargent (b. 1857 - d. 1936) and Violet Sargent Ormond (b. 1870 - d. 1955); 1928, gift of Emily Sargent and Violet Ormond to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 4, 1928)
John Singer Sargent
Late 19th to early 20th century
John Singer Sargent
about 1876