John Singer Sargent 1856-1925

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Description

John Singer Sargent
Drying Sails
signed John S. Sargent and inscribed À Leon Delafosse en admiration et sympathie, l.r.
watercolor on paper mounted on board
sight size: 14 by 20 in.
(35.5 by 50.8 cm)
Executed circa 1909.

Provenance

Leon Delafosse (acquired directly from the artist; sold: Sotheby's, London, June 14, 1939, lot 53)
Milch Galleries, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Oliver Burr James, Sr., New York, 1941(acquired from the above)
Helen James Fane (his daughter), New York and San Diego, California, circa 1950
By descent to the present owner

Exhibited

San Diego, California, Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, 1974

Catalogue Note

This watercolor will be included in the forthcoming J.S. Sargent catalogue raisonné by Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, in collaboration with Warren Adelson and Elizabeth Oustinoff.