Dulcigno (from Sketchbook)
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
5 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (13.3 x 21 cm)
Classification
Watercolor
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950
Accession Number
50.130.150g recto
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About this artwork
This graphite sketch from Mary Newbold Sargent's 1904 sketchbook depicts the coastal town of Dulcigno (now Ulcinj, Montenegro), documenting her European travels and her practice as an amateur artist. Mary Newbold Sargent, sister of the famous painter John Singer Sargent, maintained her own artistic practice, though she never pursued professional exhibition. Her sketchbooks reveal a trained eye and capable draftsmanship, capturing architectural and landscape subjects during family travels. Dulcig...
About the Artist
Mary Newbold Sargent · 1826–1906
Mary Newbold Sargent (née Singer, 1826–1906) was born on April 24, 1826, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John Singer, a tanner and merchant, and Mary Smith Newbold. She married Dr. FitzWilliam Sargent, an eye surgeon, on June 27, 1850, in Philadelphia. The death of their first daughter, Mary Newbold Sargent (1851–1853), triggered a profound emotional crisis for Mary, prompting the family to aban...