Artist
John Singer Sargent (American, born Italy, 1856–1925)American, born Italy, 1856–1925
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Model
Datec. 1878–1879
PlaceParis, France
MediumWatercolor over graphite pencil on wove paper
DimensionsImage (irregular): 11 5/8 × 9 in. (29.5 × 22.9 cm)
Mount: 12 1/4 × 9 5/8 in. (31.1 × 24.4 cm)
Frame (outer): 19 3/8 × 16 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (49.2 × 42.2 × 3.2 cm)
Mount: 12 1/4 × 9 5/8 in. (31.1 × 24.4 cm)
Frame (outer): 19 3/8 × 16 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (49.2 × 42.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number39.68
Not on view
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Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Capitol National Bank, Houston, December 1, 1966–January 2, 1967.
"John Singer Sargent," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, October 1, 1986–January 4, 1987; The Art Institute of Chicago, February 4–April 17, 1987.
"American Painters in the Age of Impressionism," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 4, 1994–March 26, 1995.
"Figuring the Body," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 25–May 25, 1997.
"The American Watercolor," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 25–May 14, 2000.
"Miss Ima Hogg: A Woman of Vision," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 21–June 12, 2005.
"Houston's Sargents," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 14–May 9, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and inscribed at lower left: "à mon ami Ring [or Ringel] John Singer Sargent"
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