Seated Male Nude, Arms Uplifted

John Singer Sargent, 1917/21

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Seated Male Nude, Arms Uplifted, 1917/21. Charcoal with stumping on ivory laid paper.

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Charcoal with stumping on ivory laid paper · 47.4 × 62.7 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Seated Male Nude, Arms Uplifted
Artist: John Singer Sargent American, 1856-1925
Date: 1917/21
Medium: Charcoal with stumping on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 47.4 × 62.7 cm (18 11/16 × 24 11/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Robert Allerton
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1856–1925

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