Alice Runnells James (Mrs. William James)

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

1921

Medium/TechniqueTranslucent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and wax resist, over graphite on paper

DimensionsSheet: 53.5 x 34.2 cm (21 1/16 x 13 7/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of William James

Accession number1977.834

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ClassificationsWatercolors

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InscriptionsIn iron gall ink, l.r.: to Alice James/John S. Sargent/Chocorua 1921Provenance1921, from the artist to the sitter, Alice Runnells James (b. 1884 - d. 1957), Cambridge, MA; by descent to her son, William James (b. 1913 - d. 1995), Santa Fe, NM; 1977, gift of William James to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 15, 1977)