Sargent and Fashion
Tate Britain (London, UK) from 21 Feb 2024 until 07 Jul 2024.
X86717
Dress
circa 1880
supporting material
Pearl-embroidered white bengaline
object (length: skirt): 1049 mm
object (overall: bodice): 414 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Mrs. J. D. Cameron Bradley
Provenance:
X86717
Dress, about 1880
Sarah Choate (Mrs. Joshua Montgomery) Sears, Boston; 1935, by descent to her daughter Helen Sears (Mrs. J. D. Cameron) Bradley, Southboro, MA; 1950, gift of Helen Sears to the MFA, May 10, 1950
Nationality of artist: French
Identifying marks:
Place of Manufacture: France
Catalogue Raisonné: n/a
Cooksey and Co., Hatters
X86015
Hat
late 19th C
supporting material
Silk
object: 173 × 295 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Mr. William B. Childs
Provenance:
X86015
Hat, late 19th century
Gift of William B. Childs, Waltham, MA, to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1953.
Nationality of artist: unknown
Identifying marks: Labelled: Cooksey
Place of Manufacture: unknown
Catalogue Raisonné: n/a
Painted by: George Keiswetter; For: Allen Fan Company; Other artist: Allen
X86016
Fan
1885–1910
supporting material
Silk satin, wood, pigment, brass, paper, cotton
object: 382 × 652 × 35 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Oldham Collection
Provenance:
X86016
Fan, about 1885–1910
1976, gift of Esther Oldham (b. 1900 - d. 1984), Wellesley, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 9, 1976)
Nationality of artist: George Keiswetter - American, born in Germany
Identifying marks: n/a
Place of Manufacture: unknown
Catalogue Raisonné: n/a
House of Worth
X77268
Evening Dress
circa 1985
supporting material
Silk
object (centre front): 1327 mm
object (centre back): 1549 mm
object (costume (?)): 902 × 635 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Mrs. J. D. Cameron Bradley
Provenance:
X877268
Green dress formerly in the possession of Mrs Joshua Montgomery Sears, late 19th century
Sarah Choate (Mrs. Joshua Montgomery) Sears (b. 1856 - d. 1935), Boston, MA; 1935, by descent to her daughter Helen Sears (Mrs. J. D. Cameron) Bradley (b. 1889 - d. 1966), Southboro, MA; 1950, gift of Helen Sears to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 14, 1950)
Maker unknown
X89969
Evening bodice (part two of a three-piece ensemble)
supporting material
Silk velvet with silk plain weave lining
object (bust x waist): 965 × 648 mm
object (centre front): 267 mm
object (centre back): 241 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Anonymous gift in honor of Louise B. Seton
Provenance:
X89969
Evening bodice (part two of a three-piece ensemble), about 1902
Late 19th century, made for Louise Pomeroy Inches (d. 1933), Boston; 1933, given by descent to her daughter, Louise B. Seton (d. November 1971), Concord, MA; November 1971, gift of Seton to a private collector; 2013, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession date: October 23, 2013)
Nationality of artist: unknown
Identifying marks:
Place of Manufacture: unknown
Catalogue Raisonné: unknown
X86712
Uçetek Entari
early 19th C
supporting material
Silk brocade, metallic lace
object (centre front): 1499 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. John W. Elliot Fund
Provenance:
X86712
Coat, early 19th century
Sold by Edith Whiteside Sheridan, Boston, to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, October 17, 1944.
Nationality of artist: unknown
Identifying marks:
Place of Manufacture: unknown
Catalogue Raisonné: n/a
X86018
Fan
circa 1870
supporting material
Chantilly lace, red tinted abalone sticks
object: 275 × 470 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Oldham Collection
Provenance:
X86018
Fan, circa 1870
1976, gift of Esther Oldham (b. 1900 - d. 1984), Wellesley, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 9, 1976)
Nationality of artist: unknown
Identifying marks:
Place of Manufacture: unknown
Catalogue Raisonné: n/a
X81297
Skirt (part one of a three-piece ensemble)
circa 1887
supporting material
Silk velvet with silk plain weave lining
object (centre front: skirt): 1016 mm
object (centre back: skirt ): 1524 mm
object (costume: skirt waist ): 660 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Anonymous gift in honor of Louise B. Seton
Provenance:
X81297
Skirt (part of a three-piece ensemble), circa 1887
Late 19th century, made for Louise Pomeroy Inches (d. 1933), Boston; 1933, given by descent to her daughter, Louise B. Seton (d. November 1971), Concord, MA; November 1971, gift of Seton to a private collector; 2013, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession date: October 23, 2013)
Nationality of artist: unknown
Identifying marks:
Place of Manufacture: unknown
Catalogue Raisonné: n/a
X86703
Fragment of velvet from the dress of Mrs Hammersley (with the note and ribbon with which it was wrapped)
circa 1890
supporting material
Silk velvet
object: 150 × 406 mm
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, (N.A.2021.3.1a–c)
Provenance:
X79228
Swatch of fabric from Mrs Hugh Hammersley's dress, about 1890
Mr. Hugh Hammersley until 1923; Purchase (included with portrait), Charles Deering 1923 – died 1927; His daughter Mrs. Richard Danielson, 1927 – died c. 1962; Her daughter Marion Danielson Campbell (Mrs. Douglass Campbell) c. 1962; Gift to The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1998.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks:
Place of Manufacture: London, England
Catalogue Raisonné: John Singer Sargent's Mrs. Hugh Hammersley: Colorants and Technical Choices to Depict an Evening Gown": Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 53 (2018), by Shibayama, Nobuko, Dorothy Mahon, Silvia A. Centeno, and Federico Carò:
John Singer Sargent
(1856-1925, born: Florence, died: London)
X75777
Edouard Pailleron
1879
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 1385 x 960 mm
frame: 1670 x 1265 mm
Paris, Musée d'Orsay
Provenance:
X75777
Edouard Pailleron, 1879
From the artist; Edouard Pailleron to 1899; presented by his widow to the Musee National du Luxembourg, 1900; Musee national du chateau de Versailles, 1904; Musee d’Orsay, 1986.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, lower left: John S. Sargent
Place of Manufacture: Probably Paris, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 1 (The Early Portraits), New Haven, 1997, pp. 45-46, 238, no. 24, reproduced pp. 45
X79230
Madame Ramón Subercaseaux (Amalia Errazuriz)
1880
painting
Oil paint on canvas
displayed: 1651 × 1093 mm
frame: 2016 × 1455 × 138 mm
The Fayez S. Sarofim Collection
Provenance:
X79230
Madame Ramon Subercaseaux, 1880
From the artist; Ramon Subercaseaux to 1937; his daughter, Isabel Subercaseaux de Barros; her daughter, Amalia Barros de Griffin; Fayez S. Sarofim, Houston.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, lower right: John S. Sargent
Place of Manufacture: Paris, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 1 (The Early Portraits), New Haven, 1997, pp. 56-58, 240, no. 41, reproduced pp. 56
X75771
Dr. Pozzi at Home
1881
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 2016 × 1022 mm
frame: 2311 × 1264 × 95 mm
The Armand Hammer Collection, Gift of the Armand Hammer Foundation. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.
Provenance:
X75771
Dr. Pozzi at Home, 1881
From the artist; Dr. Samuel Jean Pozzi to 1919; Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 23 and 24 June 1919, lot 22; bought by the sitter;s son, Jean Pozzi; his estate sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, 4 December 1970, lot 84; Dr. Armand Hammer to 1990; Hammer Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper right: John S. Sargent 1881
Place of Manufacture: Probably Paris, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 1 (The Early Portraits), New Haven, 1997, pp. 54-56, 239-240, no. 40, reproduced pp. 55
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X75779
Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau [Virginie Amélie Avegno])
1883–1884
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 2086 x 1099 mm
frame: 2432 x 1438 x 127 mm
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1916 (16.53)
Provenance:
X75779
Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau), 1904
From the artist; purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1916.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, lower right: John Singer Sargent 1884
Place of Manufacture: Paris, France; Paramé, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 1 (The Early Portraits), New Haven, 1997, pp. 112-115, 248-249, no. 114, reproduced pp.112
X79231
Edith, Lady Playfair (Edith Russell)
1884
painting
Oil paint on canvas
displayed: 1521 × 984 mm
frame: 1765 × 1232 × 108 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Bequest of Edith, Lady Playfair
Provenance:
X79231
Edith, Lady Playfair (Edith Russell), 1884
From the artist; Edith Russell, Lady Playfair; bequeathed by her to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1933.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper left: John S. Sargent 1884
Place of Manufacture: London, England
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 1 (The Early Portraits), New Haven, 1997, pp. 138-139, 252, no. 137, reproduced pp. 138
X83529
Robert Louis Stevenson and his Wife (Frances Van de Grift Osbourne)
1885
painting
Oil paint on canvas
object: 514 × 616 mm
frame: 667 × 775 × 51 mm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2005.3
Provenance:
X83529
Robert Louis Stevenson and His Wife, 1885
From the artist; R.L. Stevenson; his estate sale, Anderson Auction Co., New York, 24 November 1914, lot 428; Mrs. Henry Payne Whitney, New York, 1914; by bequest to John Hay Whitney, New York, 1944; Mrs John Hay Whitney, New York, 1982; Sotheby’s New York, May 19, 2004, lot 12; purchased by Stephen A. Wynn, Las Vegas, NV, 2004; Sotheby’s Inc., New York, 2005; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2005
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper left: R.L. Stevenson, his friend John S. Sargent 1885
Place of Manufacture: Bournemouth, England
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 1 (The Early Portraits), New Haven, 1997, pp. 167-168, 255, no. 162, reproduced pp. 178
X79234
Mrs Frank Millet (Elizabeth Merrill)
1885-1886
painting
Oil paint on canvas
displayed: 873 × 673 mm
frame: 1187 × 972 × 105 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
X79234
Mrs. Frank Millet, 1885-1886
From the artist; Mrs. Frank Millet, to 1932; her son, Dr. John A.P. Millet to 1976; C.G. Sloan & Co., Inc., Washington, DC, 28 April 1985, lot 1842; Pfeil Collection; Adelson Galleries Inc., New York, 1996; Private Collection c/o Chiedza Mhondoro.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper left: to my friend Mrs Millet; upper right: John S. Sargent
Place of Manufacture: Broadway, England
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 1 (The Early Portraits), New Haven, 1997, pp. 170-171, 255-256, no. 165, reproduced pp. 171
X77256
Mrs. Edward Darley Boit (Mary Louisa Cushing)
1887
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 1524 × 1086 mm
frame: 1892 × 1441 × 127 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Miss Julia Overing Boit
Provenance:
X77256
Mrs. Edward Darley Boit (Mary Louisa Cushing), 1887
From the artist; Mrs. Edward Darley Boit to 1898; her daughters; presented by Miss Julia Overing Boit to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1963.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, lower right: John S. Sargent
Place of Manufacture: Boston, USA
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 1 (The Early Portraits), New Haven, 1997, pp. 207-208, 260, no. 205, reproduced pp. 208
X79237
Mrs Charles Inches (Louise Pomeroy)
1887
painting
Oil paint on canvas
displayed: 864 × 606 mm
frame: 1194 × 914 × 127 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Anonymous gift in memory of Mrs. Charles Inches' daughter, Louise Brimmer Inches Seton
Provenance:
X79237
Mrs. Charles E. Inches (Louise Pomeroy), 1887
From the artist; Dr. Charles E. Inches; Louise Pomeroy Inches to 1933; her daughter, Mrs. Henry Seton, to 1971; her widower, Henry Seton, to 1974; Private Collection to 1991; presented anonymously to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Accession Date: January 22, 1992).
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper left: John S. Sargent; upper right: 1887
Place of Manufacture: Boston, USA
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 1 (The Early Portraits), New Haven, 1997, pp. 202-203, 260, no. 198, reproduced pp. 203
X75782
Mrs Adrian Iselin (Eleonara O’Donnell)
1888
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 1537 x 930 mm
frame: 1816 x 1222 x 102 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Ernest Iselin, 1964.13.1
Provenance:
X75782
Eleanora O’Donnell Iselin (Mrs. Adrian Iselin), 1888
From the artist; Adrian Iselin to 1905; his daughter, Georgine Iselin to 1954; her great-nephew, Ernest Iselin; presented by him to the National Gallery of art, Washington DC, 1964.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper left: John S. Sargent; upper right: 1888
Place of Manufacture: New York, USA
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 1 (The Early Portraits), New Haven, 1997, pp. 216-217, 262, no. 214, reproduced pp. 217
X86715
Femme en Barque (Lady in a Boat)
1885–1888
painting
Oil paint on canvas
object: 514 × 699 mm
frame: 762 × 940 × 79 mm
The Middleton Family Collection
Provenance:
X86715
Femme en Barque, about 1885-88
Georges Bernheim, Paris (art dealer); M Knoedler and Co., New York, 10 March 1922 (stock no. 15351) as 'Femme en barque,'; bought by Frank W. Bayley, Boston, May 1922; Charles D. Childs Boston; Mrs J. Montgomery Sears by 1925; her daughter Helen, Mrs J. D. Cameron Bradley; Charles D Childs, Boston; consigned to M. Knoedler and Co., New York, 22 October 1951 (stock no. CA 3954); bought by John Levy Galleries New York, 22 October 1951; Scott and Fowles, New York; Mrs Walter O. Briggs, Detroit; Richard M. Mannogian, private collection c/o Chiedza Mhondoro
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks:
Place of Manufacture: Switzerland
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Paintings, vol. 7 (Figures and Landscapes: 1900-1907), New Haven, 2012, no. 877.
X84961
Javanese Dancer
1889
painting
Oil paint on canvas
object: 1778 × 813 mm
frame: 1829 × 864 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
X84961
Javanese Dancer, 1889
From the artist; Violet Sargent (Mrs Francis Ormond), 1925; her daughter, Reine Ormond (Mrs. Hugo Pitman), 1955; her heirs, 1971; by family descent to private collection c/o Chiedza Mhondoro.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks:
Place of Manufacture: Paris, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Paintings, vol. 5 (Figures and Landscapes, 1883-1899), New Haven, 2010, pp. 172, 349, no. 898, reproduced pp. 172
X75776
La Carmencita (Carmen Dauset Moreno)
circa 1890
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 2290 x 1400 mm
frame: 2590 x 1705 mm
Paris, Musée d'Orsay
Provenance:
X75776
La Carmencita, c.1890
From the artist; purchased by the French state for the Musee du Luxembourg, 1892; Musee du Jeu de Paume, 1922; Musee national d’art modern, 1946; Musee du Louvre, 1973; Musee d’Orsay, 1982.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper left: John S. Sargent
Place of Manufacture: USA
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 2 (Portraits of the 1890s), New Haven, 2002, pp. 19-23, 173, no. 234, reproduced pp. 20
X75780
Mrs Edward L. Davis (Maria Robbins) and Her Son, Livingston Davis
1890
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 2187.6 x 1225.6 mm
frame: 2628.9 x 1663.7 x 88.9 mm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Frances and Armand Hammer Purchase Fund
Provenance:
X75780
Portrait of Mrs. Edward. L. Davis and Her Son, Livingston Davis, 1890
From the artist; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Livingston Davis to 1916; their daughter, Mrs. A. Winsor Weld, to 1918; Livingston Davis, to 1969; sold Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 19-20 March, 1969, lot 74; Schweizer Gallery, New York, 1969; James Graham and Sons, New York, 1969; purchased by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), 1969.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, lower right: John S. Sargent
Place of Manufacture: Worcester, USACatalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 2 (Portraits of the 1890s), New Haven, 2002, pp. 34-37, 175-176, no. 250, reproduced pp. 36
X79228
Mrs Hugh Hammersley (Mary Frances Grant)
1892
painting
Oil paint on canvas
object: 2057 × 1156 mm
frame: 2324 × 1334 × 121 mm
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglass Campbell, in memory of Mrs. Richard E. Danielson, 1998 (1998.365)
Provenance:
X79228
Mrs. Hugh Hammersley, 1892
From the artist; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hammersley; purchased from Hugh Hammersley by Charles Deering, 1923; Charles Deering, 1923-27; his daughter, Mrs. Richard Danielson, 1927-c. 1962; her daughter, Mrs. Douglass Campbell, c. 1962-98; presented by Mr. and Mrs. Douglass Campbell to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1998
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, lower right: John S. Sargent
Place of Manufacture: London, England
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 2 (Portraits of the 1890s), New Haven, 2002, pp. 61-64, 179, no. 284, reproduced pp. 62
X77255
Helen Sears
1895
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 1673 × 914 mm
frame: 1892 × 1124 × 83 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Mrs. J. D. Cameron Bradley
Provenance:
X77255
Helen Sears, 1895
From the artist; Helen Sears; presented by her to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1955.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper right: John S. Sargent 1895
Place of Manufacture: Boston, USA
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 2 (Portraits of the 1890s), New Haven, 2002, pp. 99-100, 183-184, no. 318, reproduced pp. 100
X79232
Mrs Charles Thursby (Alice Brisbane)
1898
painting
Oil paint on canvas
displayed: 1981 × 1010 mm
frame: 2438 × 1422 × 127 mm
Purchase by exchange, 1985. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Pitney, Emilie Coles from the J. Ackerman Coles Collection, Mrs. Lewis B. Ballantine, Mrs. Owen Winston, and the Bequest of Louis Bamberger
Provenance:
X79232
Mrs. Charles Thursby, 1898
From the artist; Alice Brisbane Thursby to 1953; her niece, Mrs. William t. Tooker Jr.; sold by the executors of her estate, Christie’s, New York, 9 December 1983, lot 189a; bt Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York; Purchase by exchange, 1985 Newark Museum, Newark.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper left: John S. Sargent
Place of Manufacture: Probably London, England
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 2 (Portraits of the 1890s), New Haven, 2002, pp. 146, 190, no. 360, reproduced pp. 146
X77267
Mrs Joshua Montgomery Sears (Sarah Choates Sears)
1899
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 1476 × 968 mm
frame: 1741 × 1266 mm
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by George R. Brown in honor of his wife, Alice Pratt Brown, 80.144
Provenance:
X77267
Mrs. Joshua Montgomery Sears (Sarah Choates Sears), 1899
From the artist; Sarah Choates Sears to 1935; her daughter, Mrs. James D. Cameron Bradley, 1939; Charles D. Childs Gallery, Boston; Benjamin Sonnenberg, New York, 1950-79, his sale, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 7 June 1979, lot 685; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York; George R. Brown; presented by him to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1981
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper right: John S. Sargent 1899
Place of Manufacture: London, England
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 2 (Portraits of the 1890s), New Haven, 2002, pp. 160-162, 192, no. 370, reproduced pp. 162
X75787
Mrs. Fiske Warren (Gretchen Osgood) and Her Daughter Rachel
1903
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 1524 × 1025.5 mm
frame: 1803 × 1321 × 76 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Mrs. Rachel Warren Barton and Emily L. Ainsley Fund
Provenance:
X75787
Mrs. Fiske Warren (Gretchen Osgood) and Her Daughter Rachel, 1903
Fiske Warren to 1938; his widow, Mrs. Fiske Warren, to 1961; her children, Mrs. Rachel Warren Barton and Hamilton Warren; presented by them to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1964
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, lower left: John S. Sargent 1903
Place of Manufacture: Boston, USA
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 3 (The Later Portraits), New Haven, 2003, pp. 102-104, 291, no. 445, reproduced pp. 103
X77254
Henry Lee Higginson
1903
painting
oil paint on canvas
support: 2461 x 1537 mm
frame: 2775 x 1857 x 178 mm
Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gift by student subscription to the Harvard Union, 1903
Provenance:
X77254
Henry Lee Higginson, 1903
From the artist; commissioned by subscription from Harvard students and presented by them to the Harvard Union, 1903; Harvard University Portrait Collection
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper left: John S. Sargent; upper right: 1903
Place of Manufacture: Boston, USA
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 3 (The Later Portraits), New Haven, 2003, pp. 105-108, 291, no. 448, reproduced pp. 106
X75772
Charles Stewart, Sixth Marquess of Londonderry, Carrying the Great Sword of State at the Coronation of King Edward VII, August, 1902, and Mr. W. C. Beaumont, His Page on That Occasion
1904
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 2870 x 1956 mm
frame: 3175 x 2261 x 102 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of an American Private Collector and Museum purchase with the generous assistance of a friend of the Museum, and the Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection, M. and M. Karolik Fund, Harry Wallace Anderson Fund, General Funds, Francis Welch Fund, Susan Cornelia
Warren Fund, Ellen Kelleran Gardner Fund, Abbott Lawrence Fund, and funds by exchange from a Gift of John Richardson Hall, Bequest of Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, Gift of Alexander Cochrane, The Hayden Collection—Charles Henry Hayden Fund, Anonymous gift, and Bequest of Maxim Karolik
Provenance:
X75772
Charles Stewart, Sixth Marquess of Londonderry, Carrying the Great Swrd of State at the Coronation of King Edward VII, August 1902, and Mr. W.C. Beaumont, His Page on That Occasion, 1904
From the artist; Charles Stewart, sixth Marquess of Londonderry, to 1915; his son, seventh Marquess of Londonderry, to 1949; his son, eight Marquess of Londonderry, to 1955; his son, ninth Marquess of Londonderry; sold via Artemis to Hirschl & Adler, New York, 1985; Henry Kravis; purchased by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2003
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, lower left: John S. Sargent 1904
Place of Manufacture: London, England
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 3 (The Later Portraits), New Haven, 2003, pp. 128-130, 294, no. 472, reproduced pp. 129
X86714
Group with Parasols (A Siesta)
1904–1905
painting
Oil paint on canvas
object: 568 × 725 mm
frame: 937 × 1067 mm
The Middleton Family Collection
Provenance:
X86714
Group with Parasols (A Siesta), 1904-05
From the artist; probably the artist’s sale, Christie’s, London, 24 and 27 July 1925; Leonard Harrison, by 1926; Wilfrid de Glehn, possibly by gift; A. Richards; Sotheby’s, London, 13 December 1961; bt. John Nicholson Gallery, New York; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York; Rita and Daniel Fraad; Sotheby’s, New York, 1 December 2004; private collection c/o Chiedza Mhondoro
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, lower right: to my friend Ginx / John S. Sargent
Place of Manufacture: Switzerland
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Paintings, vol. 7 (Figures and Landscapes: 1900-1907), New Haven, 2012, pp. 104-105, 340 no. 1232, reproduced pp. 105
X77264
The Chess Game
1907
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 703 × 557 mm
frame: 991 × 845 × 60 mm
Allen Family Collection
Provenance:
X77264
The Chess Game, 1907
From the artist; contributed by him to the membership lottery of Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1924; won by Albert M. Sneck, Chicago; Mrs. Francis Minot Weld, Jr. (nee. Julia de Forrest Tiffany); consigned by her to M. Knoedler & Company., New York, 6 January 1950; returned to owner, 6 November 1951; presented by Mrs. Weld to the Harvard Club, New York, in memory of her husband, Francis Minot Weld, Jr, 1951; sold privately by the club, through Richard Manoogian, 2000; Allen Family Collection.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, lower left: John S. Sargent
Place of Manufacture: Italy
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Paintings, vol. 7 (Figures and Landscapes: 1900-1907), New Haven, 2012, pp. 286, 364 no. 1399, reproduced pp. 286
X77265
Cashmere
1908
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 711 × 1092 mm
frame: 1067 × 1448 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
X77265
Cashmere, 1908
From the artist; purchased from the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1909, by Robert Henry Benson of Buckhurst, Withyham, Sussex; his son, Guy Holford Benson, 1929; given to his son, Nicholas Benson, 1960; sold by his heirs, Sotheby’s New York, 5 December 1996; acquired by the present owner (c/o Chiedza Mhondoro) at that Sotheby’s sale, 1996.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper right: John S. Sargent
Place of Manufacture: Europe (Alps region)
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Paintings, vol. 8 (Figures and Landscapes: 1908-1913), New Haven, 2014, pp. 122-123, 361-362, no. 1529, reproduced pp. 123
X77262
In A Garden, Corfu
1909
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 914 × 711 mm
frame: 1213 × 991 × 95 mm
The Middleton Family Collection
Provenance:
X77262
In a Garden, Corfu, 1909
From the artist; purchased by Matias Errazuriz, Buenos Aires, c. 1910; his daughter, Josefina Errazuriz de Gomez, c. 1954; Coe Kerr Gallery and William Beadleston Gallery, New York, 1985; Daniel J. Terra Collection, Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago; Coe Kerr Gallery, New York; Henry R. Kravis, New York, 1990; Sotheby’s, New York, 3 December 1997; Richard M. Manoogian, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan; private collection c/o Chiedza Mhondoro
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, lower left: John S. Sargent
Place of Manufacture: Corfu, Greece
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Paintings, vol. 8 (Figures and Landscapes: 1908-1913), New Haven, 2014, pp. 84-85, 357, no. 1498, reproduced pp. 85
X75790
Nonchaloir (Repose)
1911
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 638 x 762 mm
frame: 867 x 994 x 102 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Curt H. Reisinger, 1948.16.1
Provenance:
X75790
Nonchaloir (Repose), 1911
From the artist; purchased by Henriette Lewis Hind for Hugo Reisinger, New York, 1911-12; his widow, Edmee Busch Reisinger, later Mrs. Charles E. Greenough, New York, 1914; her son Curt H. Reisinger, New York; given by him to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1948.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper right: John S. Sargent 1911
Place of Manufacture: Probably London, UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Paintings, vol. 8 (Figures and Landscapes: 1908-1913), New Haven, 2014, pp. 331-333, 394, no. 1739, reproduced pp. 332
X84962
President Woodrow Wilson
1917
painting
Oil paint on canvas
frame: 1860 × 1415 × 115 mm
image: 1530 × 1090 mm
On loan from the National Gallery of Ireland
Provenance:
X84962
President Woodrow Wilson, 1917
From the artist; bequeathed by Sir Hugh Lane to the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.
Nationality of artist: American
Identifying marks: Inscribed, upper left: John S. Sargent; upper right: 1917
Place of Manufacture: Washington DC, USA
Catalogue Raisonné: Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: The Complete Portraits, vol. 3 (The Later Portraits), New Haven, 2003, pp. 243-246, 306, no. 579, reproduced pp. 243
Friedman Sternheimer
X86017
Folding fan
after 1888
supporting material
Glazed cotton leaf, wood handle, brass
object: 302 × 192 × 40 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Oldham Collection
Provenance:
X86017
Folding Fan, after 1888
Gift of Esther Oldham, Wellesley, MA, to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, June 9, 1978.
Nationality of artist: unverified
Identifying marks:
Place of Manufacture: unknown
Catalogue Raisonné: n/a
