$10,455
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925) Portrait of Willia Alice Wilson Page (1858-1942) Signed "John S. Sargent" l.l. and dated "1919" l.r., with a label from Copley Gallery, Boston, affixed to the backing. Charcoal on laid paper, sheet size 24 x 18 in. (61.0 x 45.7 cm), framed. Condition: Foxing. N.B. The sitter was the wife of Walter Hines Page, one-time ambassador to Great Britain and partner in the publishing firm of Doubleday, Page, and Co. John Singer Sargent remained in great demand throughout his career as a portrait artist for the leading individuals of his day. Over time Sargent came to prefer making charcoal drawings of his subjects. He could complete these portraits relatively quickly, often in one sitting, and the medium was very well suited both to his technical virtuosity and his adeptness at capturing his subject. Between 1910 and 1925 Sargent made over 500 such portrait drawings, while limiting his oil portraits to under thirty (1). 1. Sargent Portrait Drawings, Forty-two Works by John Singer Sargent , Selected and with an introduction by Trevor J. Fairbrother (New York: Dover Publications, 1983).
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-02-07
