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Male Figure, sketch for the stairway murals of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
1921–25
Medium/Technique
Charcoal and graphite pencil
Dimensions
Sheet: 63.3 x 48.5 cm (24 15/16 x 19 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Number28.661
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
DescriptionYoung nude man with one leg extended behind him and arms lifted and formed into a circle
InscriptionsU. r.: 2 ; l.r.:in graphite pencil 12.5.6 (Fox number)
Provenance1925, upon the artist's death, by inheritance to his sisters, Emily Sargent (b. 1857 - d. 1936) and Violet Sargent Ormond (b. 1870 - d. 1955); 1928, gift of Emily Sargent and Violet Ormond to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 4, 1928)