Study of a Young Man
c. 1910-1920 Museum of Fine Arts Boston
About this artwork
This is a charcoal drawing on paper by John Singer Sargent, depicting a male figure draped in fabric. It displays the fluid, gestural quality of Sargent’s late portraiture and figure studies.
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While best known for his glamorous society oil portraits, Sargent produced thousands of drawings throughout his career, often using them to explore complex drapery and lighting effects. This sketch exemplifies his ability to capture volume and mass with minimal strokes, a technique he frequently used to prepare for his large-scale mural commissions and later oil paintings.
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Study of a Young Man
John Singer Sargent, c. 1910-1920
