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In Pursuit of Light: The Collection of Carol and Terry Wall
JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925)
Capri
Details
JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925)
Capri
signed and titled 'John S. Sargent Capri' (lower left)
oil on canvas
19 ¾ x 25 ¾ in. (50.2 x 65.4 cm.)
Painted in 1878
Capri
signed and titled 'John S. Sargent Capri' (lower left)
oil on canvas
19 ¾ x 25 ¾ in. (50.2 x 65.4 cm.)
Painted in 1878
Provenance
José Tomás Errázuriz, London (probably gift from the artist).
Amalia Errázuriz Vergara, Barcelona (by descent from the above).
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., London and New York (1928).
Huguette Clark, New York (acquired from the above, 1929); sale, Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2001, lot 15.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners.
Amalia Errázuriz Vergara, Barcelona (by descent from the above).
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., London and New York (1928).
Huguette Clark, New York (acquired from the above, 1929); sale, Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2001, lot 15.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners.
Literature
F. Hyde, "The Island of the Sirens" in International Studio, vol. LI, no. 204, February 1914, p. 286.
E. Charteris, John Sargent, London, 1927, p. 48.
C.M. Mount, John Singer Sargent: A Biography, New York, 1969, p. 459, no. K781 (titled Rosita, Capri).
R. Ormond, "Sargent's El Jaleo" in Fenway Court: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1971, pp. 12-13 (illustrated, p. 10; titled Rosina, Capri).
M. Simpson, "Two Recently Discovered Paintings by John S. Sargent" in Yale University Art Bulletin, vol. XXXVIII, no. 1, 1980, p. 9 (illustrated, p. 8).
C. Ratcliff, John Singer Sargent, New York, 1982, p. 44.
M.K. Volk, John Singer Sargent's 'El Jaleo', exh. cat., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, p. 156.
R. Ormond and E. Kilmurray, Sargent, exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1998, p. 68.
R. Ormond and E. Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1874-1882, New Haven, 2006, vol. IV, pp. 136, 139, 144, 163-165, 173, 179 and 400, no. 707 (illustrated in color, p. 166).
D. Davis, The Secret Lives of Frames: One Hundred Years of Art and Artistry, New York, 2007, pp. 201 and 211 (illustrated in color, p. 201 and p. 211).
E. Charteris, John Sargent, London, 1927, p. 48.
C.M. Mount, John Singer Sargent: A Biography, New York, 1969, p. 459, no. K781 (titled Rosita, Capri).
R. Ormond, "Sargent's El Jaleo" in Fenway Court: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1971, pp. 12-13 (illustrated, p. 10; titled Rosina, Capri).
M. Simpson, "Two Recently Discovered Paintings by John S. Sargent" in Yale University Art Bulletin, vol. XXXVIII, no. 1, 1980, p. 9 (illustrated, p. 8).
C. Ratcliff, John Singer Sargent, New York, 1982, p. 44.
M.K. Volk, John Singer Sargent's 'El Jaleo', exh. cat., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, p. 156.
R. Ormond and E. Kilmurray, Sargent, exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1998, p. 68.
R. Ormond and E. Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1874-1882, New Haven, 2006, vol. IV, pp. 136, 139, 144, 163-165, 173, 179 and 400, no. 707 (illustrated in color, p. 166).
D. Davis, The Secret Lives of Frames: One Hundred Years of Art and Artistry, New York, 2007, pp. 201 and 211 (illustrated in color, p. 201 and p. 211).
Exhibited
Ferrara, Palazzo dei Diamanti; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Denver Art Museum, Sargent and Italy, September 2002-September 2003, p. 55 (illustrated in color, p. 54; titled Rosina, Capri).
New York, Adelson Galleries, Sargent's Women, November-December 2003, pp. 13, 26-27 and 48 (illustrated in color, p. 49; titled Rosina, Capri).
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Sargent, Chase, Cassatt: Master Paintings from a Private Collection, July-September 2006.
Montclair Art Museum, A Shared Love: Treasures of American Painting (1878-1919) from the Carol and Terry Wall Collection, May 2024-February 2025.
New York, Adelson Galleries, Sargent's Women, November-December 2003, pp. 13, 26-27 and 48 (illustrated in color, p. 49; titled Rosina, Capri).
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Sargent, Chase, Cassatt: Master Paintings from a Private Collection, July-September 2006.
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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