John Singer Sargent (Florence, 1856 - 1925, London)
Study for El Jaleo: Seated Woman, 1881
Charcoal on paper, 34.6 x 23.5 cm (13 5/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
This vertical, rectangular shaped charcoal sketch on paper features a seated woman with short hair, who is wearing a short sleeved dress. The woman holds her arms raised upwards and her head is pointing slightly down and tilted to her right. There is a shadow sketched behind her, of her head, right arm and torso. The shadow blends into the skirt of her dress creating an abstract depiction of the bottom of her dress.
Short Gallery
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