Frau von Allmen and an Unidentified Man in an Interior, verso (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" Sketchbook)
During his summer travels in 1870, Sargent revealed his interest in portraiture in a number of careful studies. This watercolor was originally pasted into the "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" sketchbook (50.130.146).
The following text appears in the entry for this work in: Stephanie L. Herdrich and H. Barbara Weinberg, "American Drawings and Watercolors in The Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent," New York, 2000. For references to sources and illustrations mentioned in this text, see that catalogue:
Sargent made several careful portrait studies at Mürren (50.130.146z verso and 50.130.146bb verso). Frau von Allmen appears with an accompanying inscription in 50.130.146oo verso. Here she is shown with an aged man in a highly detailed and meticulously rendered interior.
The following text appears in the entry for this work in: Stephanie L. Herdrich and H. Barbara Weinberg, "American Drawings and Watercolors in The Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent," New York, 2000. For references to sources and illustrations mentioned in this text, see that catalogue:
Sargent made several careful portrait studies at Mürren (50.130.146z verso and 50.130.146bb verso). Frau von Allmen appears with an accompanying inscription in 50.130.146oo verso. Here she is shown with an aged man in a highly detailed and meticulously rendered interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Frau von Allmen and an Unidentified Man in an Interior, verso (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" Sketchbook)
- Artist: John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London)
- Date: 1870
- Culture: American
- Medium: Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
- Dimensions: 10 7/8 in. × 16 in. (27.6 × 40.6 cm)
Mat: 14 1/4 × 19 1/4 in. (36.2 × 48.9 cm)
Framed: 16 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (41.3 × 54 × 2.9 cm) - Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950
- Object Number: 50.130.146c verso
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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