John Singer Sargent American, 1856-1925 Venetian Woman by a Bed, circa 1880-82 Inscribed 104 Venetian Girl by/J.S. Sargent/E.S. on reverse Watercolor on paper 19 7/8 x 14 inches Provenance: Emily Sargent, 1925 Violet Sargent (Ms. Francis Ormond), 1936 Her daughter, Reine Ormond (Mrs. Hugo Pitman), 1955 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, acquired circa 1969 Sotheby's, New York, The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, April 23-26, 1996, , illus. sale cat. p. 69 Private collection, Washington, D.C. Exhibited: London, England, The Royal Academy, Exhibition of Works by the late John S. Sargent RA, 1926, no. 101 (as A Venetian Girl) London, England, Tate Gallery, Opening Exhibition of the Sargent Gallery, June-October 1926 (as A Venetian Girl) New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Ten Americans: Masters of Watercolor, May-June 1974, illus. no. 128 (as Venetian Lady) Literature: Exhibition of Works by the late John S. Sargent RA, The Royal Academy, London, 1926, exhibition catalogue, no. 101. Opening Exhibition of the Sargent Gallery, Tate Gallery (Millbank), London, 1926, exhibition catalogue, p. 21. Curry, Larry. Ten Americansasters of Watercolor, Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York, 1974, no. 128, illus. as Venetian Lady Fairbrother, Trevor. "Sargent's Genre Paintings and the Issues of Suppression and Privacy", Studies in the History of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 1990, Vol. 37, p 29-49 Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray. John Singer Sargent Figures and Landscapes, Catalogue Raisonne, Vol. IV, Yale University Press, New Haven, 2006, no. 830, pp. 379 (illus.) and 422. Emblematic of the alluring young women depicted in Venice by John Singer Sargent, the provocative figure at the center of Venetian Woman by a Bed smiles coquettishly. Parting the mosquito netting surrounding an opulent bed, she beckons with an open fan, drawing the viewer into the pleasures of her boudoir. Her open sensuality as well as the details of her attire relate this composition to other compositions by Sargent dating from the early 1880s such as Venetian Girl with a Fan [1882, oil on canvas, 93 3/4 x 52 1/2 inches, Collection the Cincinnati Art Museum; The Edwin and Virginia Irwin Memorial]. Executed in a muted palette with fluid brushstrokes, the evocative watercolor displays the spontaneity of a sketch and the pervasive sensuousity that characterizes his Venetian subjects. First visiting Venice in September 1880, Sargent settled into the vibrant art community there, returning regularly over the next three decades. Estate of a Washington, D.C. Philanthropist
Very lightly toned at edges and slightly faded with two small areas of discoloration. Soft horizontal crease along the top, approximately 3 inches from top.
John Singer Sargent American, 1856-1925 Venetian Woman by a Bed, circa 1880-82 Inscribed 104 Venetian Girl by/J.S. Sargent/E.S. on reverse Watercolor on paper 19 7/8 x 14 inches Provenance: Emily Sargent, 1925 Violet Sargent (Ms. Francis Ormond), 1936 Her daughter, Reine Ormond (Mrs. Hugo Pitman), 1955 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, acquired circa 1969 Sotheby's, New York, The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, April 23-26, 1996, , illus. sale cat. p. 69 Private collection, Washington, D.C. Exhibited: London, England, The Royal Academy, Exhibition of Works by the late John S. Sargent RA, 1926, no. 101 (as A Venetian Girl) London, England, Tate Gallery, Opening Exhibition of the Sargent Gallery, June-October 1926 (as A Venetian Girl) New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Ten Americans: Masters of Watercolor, May-June 1974, illus. no. 128 (as Venetian Lady) Literature: Exhibition of Works by the late John S. Sargent RA, The Royal Academy, London, 1926, exhibition catalogue, no. 101. Opening Exhibition of the Sargent Gallery, Tate Gallery (Millbank), London, 1926, exhibition catalogue, p. 21. Curry, Larry. Ten Americansasters of Watercolor, Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York, 1974, no. 128, illus. as Venetian Lady Fairbrother, Trevor. "Sargent's Genre Paintings and the Issues of Suppression and Privacy", Studies in the History of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 1990, Vol. 37, p 29-49 Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray. John Singer Sargent Figures and Landscapes, Catalogue Raisonne, Vol. IV, Yale University Press, New Haven, 2006, no. 830, pp. 379 (illus.) and 422. Emblematic of the alluring young women depicted in Venice by John Singer Sargent, the provocative figure at the center of Venetian Woman by a Bed smiles coquettishly. Parting the mosquito netting surrounding an opulent bed, she beckons with an open fan, drawing the viewer into the pleasures of her boudoir. Her open sensuality as well as the details of her attire relate this composition to other compositions by Sargent dating from the early 1880s such as Venetian Girl with a Fan [1882, oil on canvas, 93 3/4 x 52 1/2 inches, Collection the Cincinnati Art Museum; The Edwin and Virginia Irwin Memorial]. Executed in a muted palette with fluid brushstrokes, the evocative watercolor displays the spontaneity of a sketch and the pervasive sensuousity that characterizes his Venetian subjects. First visiting Venice in September 1880, Sargent settled into the vibrant art community there, returning regularly over the next three decades. Estate of a Washington, D.C. Philanthropist
Very lightly toned at edges and slightly faded with two small areas of discoloration. Soft horizontal crease along the top, approximately 3 inches from top.
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