John Singer Sargent
Gondolas off the Doge's Palace, Venice

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Artist John Singer Sargent (American, born Italy, 1856–1925)American, born Italy, 1856–1925

CultureAmerican

Titles

Gondolas off the Doge's Palace, Venice

Datec. 1903–1904

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 19 5/8 × 23 7/8 in. (49.8 × 60.6 cm)
Frame: 31 1/8 × 35 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (79 × 90.2 × 9.5 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Patrick R. Rutherford, Jr. in honor of Susan Rutherford

Object number2021.100

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

109 Long & Sarofim Gallery

Exposé

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Department

American Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceEstate of the artist (1); [Christie’s, July 24–27, 1925, lot 142]; Viscount Rothermere, until 1941; [Spink and Sons, London]; Hugh Evans, Lancashire, England; Nicolson, New York; [Vose Galleries, Boston, as of 1962]; Robert Cooper, 1964–1969; [Meredith Long & Company]; Pat and Susan Rutherford Collection, Houston; bequest to MFAH, 2021.

(1) JSS estate stamp on verso.
Exhibition History"Houston's Sargents," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 14–May 9, 2010.

"The Private World of John Singer Sargent," Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Cleveland Museum of Art; Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts, 1964–1965.

Catalogue raisonnéOrmond, Richard, Elaine Kilmurray, et al. John Singer Sargent: Venetian Figures and Landscapes 1898-1913 (Complete Paintings, Vol. 6) (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), no. 1066.

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