Sleeping Child, possibly Violet Sargent
The child represented in this delicate graphite sketch may be the artist's sister Violet. A date of about 1872–73 is consistent with the apparent age of the child depicted—if the subject is indeed Violet—and with Sargent's graphic style at that time. Sargent's mother gave birth to six children, of whom only three survived to adulthood: John Singer, Emily, and Violet.
The following text appears in the entry for this work in: Stephanie L. Herdrich and H. Barbara Weinberg, "American Drawings and Watercolors in The Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent," New York, 2000. For references to sources and illustrations mentioned in this text, see that catalogue:
The identity of the child in this delicate graphite sketch is unknown. The drawing could represent the artist's sister Violet (b. 1870). A date of about 1872–73 is consistent with the apparent age of the child depicted, if the subject is indeed Violet, and with Sargent's graphic style at that time.
The following text appears in the entry for this work in: Stephanie L. Herdrich and H. Barbara Weinberg, "American Drawings and Watercolors in The Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent," New York, 2000. For references to sources and illustrations mentioned in this text, see that catalogue:
The identity of the child in this delicate graphite sketch is unknown. The drawing could represent the artist's sister Violet (b. 1870). A date of about 1872–73 is consistent with the apparent age of the child depicted, if the subject is indeed Violet, and with Sargent's graphic style at that time.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sleeping Child, possibly Violet Sargent
- Artist: John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London)
- Date: ca. 1872–73
- Culture: American
- Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper
- Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. (29.5 x 22.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950
- Object Number: 50.130.141y
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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