Object Information
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John Singer Sargent, American
(1856 - 1925)
Forearm and Hand Holding a Book, after Andrea del Sarto, 19th-20th centuries
Black chalk on off-white wove paper
26.3 cm. x 34.3 cm., actual
Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Francis Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent, 1931.98
Marks:
inscription: l.l., graphite: J. S. 133
inscription: in the artist's hand, l.r., graphite: Andrea del Sarto
Notes:
This drawing is a copy after a drawing by Andrea del Sarto in the Uffizi (628E), a preparatory study for the hand of the Madonna in the "Madonna of the Harpies," 1517, Uffizi. [Information from Andrea Costa, through Natasha Wallace: www.jssgallery.org/, January 2006] This is copied from del Sarto's "Madonna of the Harpies," 1517, Uffizi, Florence. It is the hand of the Madonna.
This is copied from the hand of the Madonna in del Sarto's "Madonna of the Harpies," 1517, Uffizi, Florence.
Provenance:
Sargent, John Singer (Creator). Created, To his sisters, at his death 1925.
Sargent, Emily, and Mrs. Francis Ormond (Owner). From their brother, the artist, at his death 1925, Gift to Fogg Art Museum 1931.
Bibliography:
Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, brochure, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1994), p. 12, no. 43
Exhibition History:
Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/19/1994 - 01/29/1995
John Singer Sargent, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 12/14/2000 - 03/18/2001
Keywords: Copies after Paintings