Decorative Design
DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Decorative Design

19th-20th century

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

The drawing is affixed to the verso of the page.

Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black ink and graphite on off-white tracing paper
Culture
American
Century
19th-20th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

29.8 x 49.9 cm (11 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.)

Provenance

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.

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