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John Singer Sargent, American
(1856 - 1925)
Bent Legs and Feet, for "Gog and Magog," Boston Public Library, 1895-1916
Charcoal on cream laid paper
47.3 cm. x 61.9 cm., actual
Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Francis Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent, 1929.306
Marks:
inscription: u.r., graphite: 2.1.19 A
inscription: u.r. of verso, graphite: S.4.6
inscription: u.r. of verso, graphite: 2.1.19
watermark: : MICHALLET / FRANCE
Notes:
See Fogg drawings 1937.8.160, 1937.8.161, and 1937.8.162 for other studies of bent legs. For more studies related to "The Fall of Gog and Magog," see Fogg drawing 1929.285, a study of a horse, and Fogg oil sketch 1933.155.
Provenance:
Sargent, John Singer (Creator). Created c. 1895-1916, 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 1929.
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. 45
Exhibition History:
Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/19/1994 - 01/29/1995
Keywords: Boston Public Library / Figure studies / Mural Studies