Dorothy Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (recto): Polly Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (verso)
John Singer Sargent American
On this double-sided sheet, Sargent confidently captures the near final poses of young models Dorothy and Polly Barnard as they appear in his monumental exhibition painting Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose (1885–86, Tate, United Kingdom). In these rapid sketches, Sargent varies the strength and darkness of his pencil, paying particular attention to the position of the girls’ arms as they light their lanterns.
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