Dorothy Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (recto): Polly Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (verso)

John Singer Sargent American

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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.

Dorothy Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (recto): Polly Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (verso), John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Graphite pencil on paper, American

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Dorothy Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (recto): Polly Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (verso), John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Graphite pencil on paper, American
Dorothy Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (recto): Polly Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (verso), John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Graphite pencil on paper, American
Dorothy Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (recto): Polly Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (verso), John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Graphite pencil on paper, American
Dorothy Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (recto): Polly Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (verso), John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Graphite pencil on paper, American

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