Lot Essay
This painting will be included in the forthcoming John Singer Sargent catalogue raisonn by Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, in collaboration with Warren Adelson and Elizabeth Oustinoff.
Study of Two Heads for Boston Mural 'The Prophets'
Details
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
Study of Two Heads for Boston Mural 'The Prophets'
oil on canvas
23 x 34 in. (59 x 87 cm.)
Study of Two Heads for Boston Mural 'The Prophets'
oil on canvas
23 x 34 in. (59 x 87 cm.)
Provenance
Sale: London, Christie's, July 24, 1925, lot 181 as A Study for 'The Prophets': Two Heads of a bearded man.
Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, California.
Coe Kerr Gallery, Inc., New York.
Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York.
Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, California.
Coe Kerr Gallery, Inc., New York.
Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York.
Literature
R. Ormond, John Singer Sargent, Paintings, Drawings, Watercolors, New York, 1970, p. 259, no. 128, illus.
C.M. Mount, John S. Sargent, New York, 1955, p. 447, no. K921
C.M. Mount, John S. Sargent, New York, 1955, p. 447, no. K921
Exhibited
York, England, York Art Gallery, Exhibition of Works by the Late John S. Sargent, R.A., April-May 1926
Paris, France, Paris International, 1865-1945, no. 32
Paris, France, Paris International, 1865-1945, no. 32