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John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) Playing the Piano in the Studio; verso: hand study
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) Playing the Piano in the Studio; verso: hand study
Artist/Maker (American, 1852 – 1917)
Depicted (1856 - 1925)

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) Playing the Piano in the Studio; verso: hand study

1875-1876
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of Album 2
Overall: 5 13/16 x 3 3/4 in. (14.8 x 9.5 cm)
Gift of the National Academy of Design
1935.85.2.170
DescriptionRecto verso drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith. verso: hand study; Signed at lower left in graphite: CB (monogram); inscribed along lower edge in graphite: Sargent practicing in the studio 73 rue N. D /des Champs; below on album page in graphite: SARGENT Practicing.
SignedSigned at lower left in graphite: "CB [monogram]"
InscribedInscribed along lower edge in graphite: "Sargent practicing in the studio 73 rue N. D / des Champs"; below on former album page in graphite: "SARGENT Practicing"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seated and Holding the Fiddle of George de Forest Brush (1855-1941); verso: sketch of Sargent from the side, seated and holding Brush's fiddle
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seated and Holding the Fiddle of George de Forest Brush (1855-1941); verso: sketch of Sargent from the side, seated and holding Brush's fiddle
James Carroll Beckwith
June 17, 1874
1935.85.2.32
The Reading Club: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seated with Another Man and Reading Shakespeare; verso: sketch of a woman holding up her hands
The Reading Club: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seated with Another Man and Reading Shakespeare; verso: sketch of a woman holding up her hands
James Carroll Beckwith
ca. 1875
1935.85.2.151
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) and Eugène Lachaise (1857-1925) Fishing in a Boat at Saint-Germain au Mont d'Or; verso: variant of the same composition and study of a bust-length figure
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) and Eugène Lachaise (1857-1925) Fishing in a Boat at Saint-Germain au Mont d'Or; verso: variant of the same composition and study of a bust-length figure
James Carroll Beckwith
1874-1877
1935.85.2.261
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
James Carroll Beckwith
1876
1935.85.2.176
In the Atelier of Carolus-Duran: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) Painting at the Easel in the Company of Frank Fowler (1852-1910) and an Unidentified Artist; verso: two studies of a man in a bowler hat
In the Atelier of Carolus-Duran: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) Painting at the Easel in the Company of Frank Fowler (1852-1910) and an Unidentified Artist; verso: two studies of a man in a bowler hat
James Carroll Beckwith
1874-1876
1935.85.2.245
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) and Study of Two Figures; verso: classical scene
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) and Study of Two Figures; verso: classical scene
James Carroll Beckwith
1874-1878
1935.85.1.97
Study of a Detail of a Country House with a Window and Hanging Device; verso: two studies
Study of a Detail of a Country House with a Window and Hanging Device; verso: two studies
John Singer Sargent
1874-1878
1935.85.2.263
Sketches of Moving and Flying Figures and Heads, Perhaps Related to the "Triumph of Maria de' Medici"; verso: sketches of jousting figures on horseback and figures struggling with a pole
Sketches of Moving and Flying Figures and Heads, Perhaps Related to the "Triumph of Maria de' Medici"; verso: sketches of jousting figures on horseback and figures struggling with a pole
John Singer Sargent
1876-1878
1935.85.3.152
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) at the Easel, Holding a Palette
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) at the Easel, Holding a Palette
James Carroll Beckwith
ca. 1875
1935.85.1.94
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seen from the Back, Seated at an Easel and Holding a Palette
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seen from the Back, Seated at an Easel and Holding a Palette
James Carroll Beckwith
1875
1935.85.2.83
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seen from the Side, Seated and Holding the Fiddle of George de Forest Brush (1855-1941)
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seen from the Side, Seated and Holding the Fiddle of George de Forest Brush (1855-1941)
James Carroll Beckwith
1874
1935.85.2.33
Study for "The Luxembourg Gardens at Twilight"; verso: studies for "Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver"
Study for "The Luxembourg Gardens at Twilight"; verso: studies for "Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver"
John Singer Sargent
ca. 1876-1878
1935.85.3.153