1929.293: Hands, Arms, Feet and Torso for "Apollo and the Muses," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1929.293

People

John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)

Title

Hands, Arms, Feet and Torso for "Apollo and the Muses," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Hands, Forearms, Feet and Partial Study of a Torso

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1917-1919

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/306566

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Charcoal on cream laid paper

Dimensions

48 x 62.6 cm (18 7/8 x 24 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: l.r., graphite: 61 / 11.5.10
• inscription: l.l. of verso, graphite: 11.5.10
• watermark: CANSON & MONTGOLFIER / FRANCE / INGRES [with design]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; their gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1929.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Francis Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent

Accession Year

1929

Object Number

1929.293

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums Gallery Series, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 1994), no. 12, checklist no. 44, p. 12

Exhibition History

• Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/19/1994 - 01/29/1995

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