Study of Rosina Ferrara
John Singer Sargent -- American painter  
Private collection
Oil on canvas
47 x 38.1 cm (18½ x 15 in.)
 Jpg:  Christies 
 

 
 

Note: 

Bibliography

R. Ormond and E. Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent The Early Portraits, New Haven, Connecticut, 1998, p. 73.

Exhibited
   
London, Royal Academy of Arts, Exhibition of works by the Late John S. Sargent, R.A., Winter Exhibtion, January 14-March 13, 1926, no. 362, (as Mlle. L. Cagnard). 

Provenance    

Sir Alec Martin, United Kingdom, circa 1920s.
By descent to the present owner.

Sale

Sold at Christies, New York, Dec 01, 2005; Sale Number 1578, Lot Number 43; $688,000 USD (was estimate 120,000 - 180,000 USD)

 

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By:  Natasha Wallace
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Created 11/12/2005