Study of Two Nude Figures in a Decorative Panel for Relief over Staircase, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1937.8.192
People: John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title: Study of Two Nude Figures in a Decorative Panel for Relief over Staircase, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Two Nude Figures in a Decorative Panel
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1920-1924
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/310078

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Black chalk over graphite on brown wove paper
Dimensions: actual: 28.8 x 60.8 cm (11 5/16 x 23 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; gift of Mrs. Ormond to the Fogg Art Museum, 1937.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond
Accession Year: 1937
Object Number: 1937.8.192
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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