Study of a Young Man (Cloaked)
ca. 1895
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Robert Tyler Davis Memorial Fund
Accession Number
1987.17
Tags
Art Historical Context
John Singer Sargent, the renowned American expatriate artist (1856–1925), masterfully captured the elegance and drama of his subjects in works like *Study of a Young Man (Cloaked)*, created around 1895. A full-length study classified within Graphic Arts-Prints, this piece exemplifies Sargent's skill in preparatory sketches, often used to refine poses and compositions for his grand oil portraits. During the 1890s, Sargent was at the height of his fame as a society portraitist, blending realist precision with impressionistic flair, influenced by his European training and transatlantic career. T...
About the Artist
John Singer Sargent · 1856–1925
John Singer Sargent, born on January 12, 1856, in Florence to American expatriate parents FitzWilliam Sargent, an eye surgeon and medical illustrator, and Mary Newbold Singer, an amateur artist, enjoyed a nomadic childhood across Europe. His mother nurtured his artistic inclinations with sketchbooks and museum visits, while he received early watercolor lessons from German landscape painter Carl We...