Collection Highlights
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seen from the Back, Seated at an Easel and Holding a Palette
1875
1935.85.2.83
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of Album 2
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Study for "Carmen Jones"
Title
Study for "Carmen Jones"
Date
1944
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 6 3/4 in. (12.7 x 17.1 cm)
Description
A free study in reverse of dancing figures for the painting "Carmen Jones," based on the musical by Oscar Hammerstein the II, first performed in New York City in 1943.
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Laurie Vance Johnson and Edward Dudley Hume Johnson
Object Number
2001.104
Marks
Inscribed: Lower left in green watercolor: "[illegible]...Carmen Jones 'Happy Easter!' "
Inscriptions
Inscribed and signed at bottom in green watercolor: "[illegible]...Carmen Jones 'Happy Easter!' "
Gallery Label
The drawing was a gift from the artist to Edward Dudley Hume Johnson for Easter. It is a study in reverse for the oil on canvas painting in the collection (2001.102). Another drawing of a single figure in the collection is also related to the painting (2001.103).
Provenance
Kleeman Galleries, New York City; Laurie Vance and E.D.H. Johnson, Princeton, New Jersey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
