Child (study for Oyster Gatherers)

John Singer Sargent's Child (study for Oyster Gatherers)
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Child (study for Oyster Gatherers)
1877-78
Metropolitan Museum, New York
Graphite on off-white wove paper
21 x 12.7 cm (8 1/4 x 5 in.)
Jpg: The Met

La Cancalaise

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The study is used for the figure behind the front woman, although this particular pose is not exactly used in the painting, but you can see how he is experimenting with the body's twist and movement.

Oyster Gatherers of Cancale

Oyster Gatherers of Cancale (sketch)

Notes:

See Metropolitan Museum, New York
See the year in review 1878