John Singer Sargent
Mrs. Hugh Smith


1904
oil on canvas
42.25 h x 33.25 w in (107 x 84 cm)

Signed and dated to upper edge 'John Singer Sargent 1904'.

Provenance: Collection of Colin Hugh Smith | Acquired from the previous in 1910, Collection of Mrs. Hugh Smith | Acquired from the previous in 1918, Collection of Vivian Hugh Smith (later the First Baron Bichester) | Thence by descent to her son in 1956, Second Baron Bichester | Thence by descent to his daughter in 1968, Mrs. J.E.H. Collins | Acquired in 1981 by her husband, J.E.H. Collins | Thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited: Seventeenth Exhibition, Summer 1904, New Gallery, London | Exhibition of Works by the Late John S. Sargent, R.A., January-March 1926, Royal Academy, London

Literature: "The New Gallery," Art Journal, Rinder, pg. 193 "Fine Arts: The New Gallery," Athenaeum, 23 April 1904, pg. 537 "The New Gallery," Graphic, 30 April 1904, pg. 600 "Art: The New Gallery," Spectator, 23 April 1904, pg. 641 John S. Sargent: His Life and Work, Downes, pg. 214 John Sargent, Charteris, pg. 271 John Singer Sargent: A Biography, Mount, 1955 ed., pg. 438; 1957 ed., pg. 347; 1969 ed., pg. 452 Sargent's Boston: With an Essay and Biographical Summary and a Complete Checklist of Sargent's Portraits, McKibbin, pg. 123 John Singer Sargent: The Later Portraits, Ormond and Kilmurray, pg. 127-128 Exhibition of Works by the Late John S. Sargent, R.A., Royal Academy exhibition catalog, pg. 60 Seventeenth Exhibition, New Gallery exhibition catalog, no. 239

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

Work is in good condition and canvas has been lined. Surface shows rubbing along upper and left edges, likely due to previous framing, as well as one area of minor craquelure at center. Occasional faint hairline cracking throughout with stretcher marks along perimeter of canvas and through center of subject, however, surface is stable. Few small scattered areas of inpainting, visible only under UV light, and uneven to varnish overall. Work presents well. Framed without glazing measuring 51 x 42 inches