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In Pursuit of Light: The Collection of Carol and Terry Wall
JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925)
Gondolier's Siesta
Details
JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925)
Gondolier's Siesta
signed, dated and inscribed 'to Mrs. Gorham Sargent from her affectionate nephew John S. Sargent -1905' (lower right)
gouache and watercolor on paper
14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1902-1903
Gondolier's Siesta
signed, dated and inscribed 'to Mrs. Gorham Sargent from her affectionate nephew John S. Sargent -1905' (lower right)
gouache and watercolor on paper
14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1902-1903
Provenance
Caroline Montmollin, Pennsylvania (aunt of the artist, 1905).
Ferargil Galleries, New York (1926).
F.W. Barber (acquired from the above, 1927).
Mrs. Irving Teller, New Haven.
Vose Galleries, Inc., Boston (1963).
Margaret and Raymond Horowitz, New York (1963, and until 2005).
Manoogian Collection, Michigan.
Adelson Galleries, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owners, October 2009.
Ferargil Galleries, New York (1926).
F.W. Barber (acquired from the above, 1927).
Mrs. Irving Teller, New Haven.
Vose Galleries, Inc., Boston (1963).
Margaret and Raymond Horowitz, New York (1963, and until 2005).
Manoogian Collection, Michigan.
Adelson Galleries, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owners, October 2009.
Literature
"Royal Water-Colour Society: Centenary Exhibition" in The Morning Post, 9 April 1904, p. 5 (titled The Grand Canal).
"The Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours" in The Observer, 10 April 1904, p. 7 (titled The Grand Canal).
The Collector and Art Critic, vol. IV, no. 8, June 1906, p. 241 (illustrated; titled Venice).
L. Mechlin, "The Philadelphia Water Colour Exhibition" in International Studio, vol. XXVIII, May 1906, p. cxi (illustrated; titled Venice).
"Sargent Portraits" in American Magazine of Art, vol. X, February 1919, p. 143 (illustrated; titled Venetian Street Scene).
L. Mechlin, "John Singer Sargent" in American Magazine of Art, vol. XVI, no. 6, June 1925, p. 287 (illustrated; titled Venice).
W.H. Downes, John S. Sargent: His Life and Work, London, 1926, pp. 282-283 (titled Venetian Street Scene).
Ferargil, vol. II, no. 2, October 1926 (illustrated; titled Gondoliers).
Vose Galleries, Inc., Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc.: A Commemorative Catalogue, Boston, 1987, p. 32 (illustrated in color).
M.M. Lovell, A Visitable Past: Views of Venice by American Artists, 1860-1915, Chicago, 1989 (illustrated in color, pl. 8).
H. Honour and J. Fleming, The Venetian Hours of Henry James, Whistler and Sargent, London, 1991, p. 126 (illustrated in color).
W. Adelson, et al., Sargent Abroad: Figures and Landscapes, New York, 1997, p. 195 (illustrated in color, p. 194).
R. Ormond and E. Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: Venetian Figures and Landscapes, 1898-1913, New Haven, 2009, vol. VI, pp. 12-13, 44, 47, 50-51, 54-55, 72, 85, 180 and 233-234, no. 1036 (illustrated in color, p. 81 and detail illustrated, p. 10).
S.L. Hendrich, Sargent: The Masterworks, New York, 2018, p. 171, no. 74 (illustrated in color).
"The Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours" in The Observer, 10 April 1904, p. 7 (titled The Grand Canal).
The Collector and Art Critic, vol. IV, no. 8, June 1906, p. 241 (illustrated; titled Venice).
L. Mechlin, "The Philadelphia Water Colour Exhibition" in International Studio, vol. XXVIII, May 1906, p. cxi (illustrated; titled Venice).
"Sargent Portraits" in American Magazine of Art, vol. X, February 1919, p. 143 (illustrated; titled Venetian Street Scene).
L. Mechlin, "John Singer Sargent" in American Magazine of Art, vol. XVI, no. 6, June 1925, p. 287 (illustrated; titled Venice).
W.H. Downes, John S. Sargent: His Life and Work, London, 1926, pp. 282-283 (titled Venetian Street Scene).
Ferargil, vol. II, no. 2, October 1926 (illustrated; titled Gondoliers).
Vose Galleries, Inc., Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc.: A Commemorative Catalogue, Boston, 1987, p. 32 (illustrated in color).
M.M. Lovell, A Visitable Past: Views of Venice by American Artists, 1860-1915, Chicago, 1989 (illustrated in color, pl. 8).
H. Honour and J. Fleming, The Venetian Hours of Henry James, Whistler and Sargent, London, 1991, p. 126 (illustrated in color).
W. Adelson, et al., Sargent Abroad: Figures and Landscapes, New York, 1997, p. 195 (illustrated in color, p. 194).
R. Ormond and E. Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: Venetian Figures and Landscapes, 1898-1913, New Haven, 2009, vol. VI, pp. 12-13, 44, 47, 50-51, 54-55, 72, 85, 180 and 233-234, no. 1036 (illustrated in color, p. 81 and detail illustrated, p. 10).
S.L. Hendrich, Sargent: The Masterworks, New York, 2018, p. 171, no. 74 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
London, Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours, Centenary Exhibition, 1904, no. 25 (titled The Grand Canal).
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Philadelphia Water Color Club, Third Annual Philadelphia Watercolor Exhibition, March-April 1906, p. 32, no. 389 (illustrated; titled Venice).
New York, Gallery of Modern Art, Major 19th and 20th Century Drawings, 1965.
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 200 Years of Watercolor Painting in America, December 1966-January 1967, p. 20, no. 105.
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Impressionist and Realist Paintings and Drawings from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz, April-June 1973, p. 42, no. 10 (illustrated in color, p. 43).
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Ten Americans: Masters of Watercolor, May-June 1974, no. 133 (illustrated in color).
New York, Coe Kerr Gallery and Boston Athenaeum, Americans in Venice: 1879-1913, October-December 1983, p. 90, no. 45 (illustrated in color, p. 63).
New York, Richard York Gallery, The Italian Presence in American Art, 1860-1920, November-December 1989, p. 44, no. 35.
New York, Adelson Galleries, Sargent Abroad: An Exhibition, November-December 1997 (illustrated in color, pl. 13).
London, Tate Gallery and Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Sargent, October 1998-September 1999, p. 216, no. 106 (illustrated in color, p. 215).
Washington, D.C, National Gallery of Art, American Impressionism and Realism: The Margaret and Raymond Horowitz Collection, January-May 1999, pp. 129-132 and 190, no. 41 (illustrated in color, p. 130).
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Sargent, Chase, Cassatt: Master Paintings from a Private Collection, July-September 2006.
New York, Adelson Galleries and Venice, Museo Correr, Sargent's Venice, January-July 2007, p. 87 (illustrated, p. 90 and as a frontispiece).
Riehen, Fondation Beyeler, Venice: From Canaletto and Turner to Monet, September 2008-January 2009.
Brooklyn Museum; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts and Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, John Singer Sargent Watercolors, April 2013-May 2014, pp. 31, 35 and 236, no. 3 (illustrated in color, p. 51 and detail illustrated, p. 30).
Montclair Art Museum, A Shared Love: Treasures of American Painting (1878-1919) from the Carol and Terry Wall Collection, May 2024-February 2025.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Philadelphia Water Color Club, Third Annual Philadelphia Watercolor Exhibition, March-April 1906, p. 32, no. 389 (illustrated; titled Venice).
New York, Gallery of Modern Art, Major 19th and 20th Century Drawings, 1965.
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 200 Years of Watercolor Painting in America, December 1966-January 1967, p. 20, no. 105.
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Impressionist and Realist Paintings and Drawings from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz, April-June 1973, p. 42, no. 10 (illustrated in color, p. 43).
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Ten Americans: Masters of Watercolor, May-June 1974, no. 133 (illustrated in color).
New York, Coe Kerr Gallery and Boston Athenaeum, Americans in Venice: 1879-1913, October-December 1983, p. 90, no. 45 (illustrated in color, p. 63).
New York, Richard York Gallery, The Italian Presence in American Art, 1860-1920, November-December 1989, p. 44, no. 35.
New York, Adelson Galleries, Sargent Abroad: An Exhibition, November-December 1997 (illustrated in color, pl. 13).
London, Tate Gallery and Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Sargent, October 1998-September 1999, p. 216, no. 106 (illustrated in color, p. 215).
Washington, D.C, National Gallery of Art, American Impressionism and Realism: The Margaret and Raymond Horowitz Collection, January-May 1999, pp. 129-132 and 190, no. 41 (illustrated in color, p. 130).
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Sargent, Chase, Cassatt: Master Paintings from a Private Collection, July-September 2006.
New York, Adelson Galleries and Venice, Museo Correr, Sargent's Venice, January-July 2007, p. 87 (illustrated, p. 90 and as a frontispiece).
Riehen, Fondation Beyeler, Venice: From Canaletto and Turner to Monet, September 2008-January 2009.
Brooklyn Museum; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts and Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, John Singer Sargent Watercolors, April 2013-May 2014, pp. 31, 35 and 236, no. 3 (illustrated in color, p. 51 and detail illustrated, p. 30).
Montclair Art Museum, A Shared Love: Treasures of American Painting (1878-1919) from the Carol and Terry Wall Collection, May 2024-February 2025.
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