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In Pursuit of Light: The Collection of Carol and Terry Wall
JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925)
Corner of the Church of San Stae, Venice
Details
JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925)
Corner of the Church of San Stae, Venice
signed and dated 'John S. Sargent 1913' (lower right)
oil on canvas
28 ¼ x 22 in. (71.8 x 55.9 cm.)
Painted in 1913
Corner of the Church of San Stae, Venice
signed and dated 'John S. Sargent 1913' (lower right)
oil on canvas
28 ¼ x 22 in. (71.8 x 55.9 cm.)
Painted in 1913
Provenance
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., London and New York (acquired from the artist, 1913).
Anna Dorinda Blaksley, New York (acquired from the above, 1914).
T.W. Dewing, New York.
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York.
Henry Clay Frick, New York (acquired from the above, 1916).
Lewis Cass Ledyard Sr., New York (gift from the above, 1917, then by descent); sale, Christie's, New York, 5 December 1980, lot 146.
Manoogian Collection, Michigan.
Tim Taylor.
Jordan-Volpe Gallery, Inc., New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owners, August 1997.
Anna Dorinda Blaksley, New York (acquired from the above, 1914).
T.W. Dewing, New York.
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York.
Henry Clay Frick, New York (acquired from the above, 1916).
Lewis Cass Ledyard Sr., New York (gift from the above, 1917, then by descent); sale, Christie's, New York, 5 December 1980, lot 146.
Manoogian Collection, Michigan.
Tim Taylor.
Jordan-Volpe Gallery, Inc., New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owners, August 1997.
Literature
W.H. Downes, John S. Sargent: His Life and Work, London, 1926, p. 240.
E. Charteris, John Sargent, London, 1927, p. 292.
C.M. Mount, John Singer Sargent: A Biography, New York, 1957, p. 358, no. K045 (illustrated, pl. XIV).
W. Adelson, et al., Sargent Abroad: Figures and Landscapes, New York, 1997, p. 231 (illustrated in color, pl. 240).
J.N. Carder, "Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss & American Art" in A. Kirin, ed., Sacred Art, Secular Context: Objects of Art from the Byzantine Collection of Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., Accompanies by American Paintings from the Collection of Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss, exh. cat., Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, 2005, p. 153.
D. Davis, The Secret Lives of Frames: One Hundred Years of Art and Artistry, New York, 2007, 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. 47, 50, 178, 187, 214-216 and 251, no. 1156 (illustrated in color, p. 214 and detail illustrated, p. 176).
I. Wardropper, The Fricks Collect: An American Family and the Evolution of Taste in the Gilded Age, New York, 2025, p. 125.
E. Charteris, John Sargent, London, 1927, p. 292.
C.M. Mount, John Singer Sargent: A Biography, New York, 1957, p. 358, no. K045 (illustrated, pl. XIV).
W. Adelson, et al., Sargent Abroad: Figures and Landscapes, New York, 1997, p. 231 (illustrated in color, pl. 240).
J.N. Carder, "Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss & American Art" in A. Kirin, ed., Sacred Art, Secular Context: Objects of Art from the Byzantine Collection of Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., Accompanies by American Paintings from the Collection of Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss, exh. cat., Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, 2005, p. 153.
D. Davis, The Secret Lives of Frames: One Hundred Years of Art and Artistry, New York, 2007, 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. 47, 50, 178, 187, 214-216 and 251, no. 1156 (illustrated in color, p. 214 and detail illustrated, p. 176).
I. Wardropper, The Fricks Collect: An American Family and the Evolution of Taste in the Gilded Age, New York, 2025, p. 125.
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art and The Art Institute of Chicago, John Singer Sargent, October 1986-April 1987, pp. 198-199 and 288 (illustrated in color, p. 200; titled Church of St. Stäe, Venice).
(probably) New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Paintings from the Manoogian Collection, December 1989-February 1990.
New York, Adelson Galleries, Sargent Abroad: An Exhibition, November-December 1997 (titled Church of San Stae).
London, Tate Gallery; Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art and Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Sargent, October 1998-September 1999, p. 263, no. 148 (illustrated in color, p. 262).
Seattle Art Museum, John Singer Sargent, December 2000-March 2001, p. 151 (illustrated in color, p. 150).
Ferrara, Palazzo dei Diamanti; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Denver Art Museum, Sargent and Italy, September 2002-September 2003, p. 197 (illustrated in color, p. 83).
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, pp. 77-78 and 193, no. 10 (illustrated in color, p. 76).
Riehen, Fondation Beyeler, Venice: From Canaletto and Turner to Monet, September 2008-January 2009, p. 218 (illustrated in color, p. 133).
Brooklyn Museum; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts and Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, John Singer Sargent Watercolors, April 2013-May 2014, pp. 50 and 236, no. 12 (illustrated in color, p. 61).
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, John Singer Sargent, October 2018-January 2019, p. 40 (illustrated in color).
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery; Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art and Venice, Ca'Pesaro Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna, Sargent, Whistler & Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano, October 2021-January 2023, pp. 256 and 28, no. 6-31 (illustrated in color, p. 256 and detail illustrated, p. 28).
Montclair Art Museum, A Shared Love: Treasures of American Painting (1878-1919) from the Carol and Terry Wall Collection, May 2024-February 2025.
(probably) New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Paintings from the Manoogian Collection, December 1989-February 1990.
New York, Adelson Galleries, Sargent Abroad: An Exhibition, November-December 1997 (titled Church of San Stae).
London, Tate Gallery; Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art and Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Sargent, October 1998-September 1999, p. 263, no. 148 (illustrated in color, p. 262).
Seattle Art Museum, John Singer Sargent, December 2000-March 2001, p. 151 (illustrated in color, p. 150).
Ferrara, Palazzo dei Diamanti; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Denver Art Museum, Sargent and Italy, September 2002-September 2003, p. 197 (illustrated in color, p. 83).
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, pp. 77-78 and 193, no. 10 (illustrated in color, p. 76).
Riehen, Fondation Beyeler, Venice: From Canaletto and Turner to Monet, September 2008-January 2009, p. 218 (illustrated in color, p. 133).
Brooklyn Museum; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts and Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, John Singer Sargent Watercolors, April 2013-May 2014, pp. 50 and 236, no. 12 (illustrated in color, p. 61).
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, John Singer Sargent, October 2018-January 2019, p. 40 (illustrated in color).
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery; Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art and Venice, Ca'Pesaro Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna, Sargent, Whistler & Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano, October 2021-January 2023, pp. 256 and 28, no. 6-31 (illustrated in color, p. 256 and detail illustrated, p. 28).
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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