Astarte
painter
John Singer Sargent
(Florence, 1856 - 1925, London)
Date1893-1894
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions91 x 60 cm (35 13/16 x 23 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP3e17
eMuseum ID723975
EmbARK ObjectID10869
TMS Source ID135
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 2. (as "Sketch of Astarte for decoration of the Public Library of the City of Boston")
John La Farge et al (eds.). Noteworthy Paintings in American Private Collections, vol. 1 (New York, 1907), p. 3.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 40.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 224-25.
Doreen Bolger Burke. “Astarte: Sargent's Study for The Pagan Gods Mural in the Boston Public Library.” Fenway Court (1976), pp. 8-19.
Sarah Cash, Elaine Kilmurray, and Richard Ormond. Sargent & Spain. Exh. cat. (Washington DC, National Gallery of Art, 2022; Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 2023), pp.221, no. 132.
John La Farge et al (eds.). Noteworthy Paintings in American Private Collections, vol. 1 (New York, 1907), p. 3.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 40.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 224-25.
Doreen Bolger Burke. “Astarte: Sargent's Study for The Pagan Gods Mural in the Boston Public Library.” Fenway Court (1976), pp. 8-19.
Sarah Cash, Elaine Kilmurray, and Richard Ormond. Sargent & Spain. Exh. cat. (Washington DC, National Gallery of Art, 2022; Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 2023), pp.221, no. 132.
MarksNotesInscribed and signed (lower right): To Sir Frederic Leighton John S. Sargent
ProvenanceNotesAcquired by Sir Frederic Leighton (1830–1896), English painter and sculptor, from John Singer Sargent about 1894.
Purchased by Robert Dunthorne (b. about 1851), print dealer and publisher, at Leighton's sale, Christie's London on 14 July 1896, lot 340 for £22.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Dunthorne through her friend Sally Fairchild (1869–1960) on 8 August 1896 for £170.
Purchased by Robert Dunthorne (b. about 1851), print dealer and publisher, at Leighton's sale, Christie's London on 14 July 1896, lot 340 for £22.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Dunthorne through her friend Sally Fairchild (1869–1960) on 8 August 1896 for £170.
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