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August 31 – October 30, 1999
John Singer Sargent, Draughtsman: The expatriate American artist John Singer Sargent was a
prolific draughtsman. In keeping with his dictum—"sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh"—Sargent executed an extraordinary number of drawings over the course of his career. John Singer Sargent, Draughtsman
features more than 90 works on paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., which has one of the most comprehensive collections of Sargent's works on paper. Ranging from the early landscapes that he made in sketchbooks at age twelve to his later studies for mural decorations for Boston's Public Library and Museum of Fine Arts, this exhibition presents New York audiences with an opportunity to trace the entire span of Sargent's artistic development and to learn about his working methods. The exhibition coincides with the major John Singer Sargent retrospective at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on view through September 26.
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