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John Singer Sargent (American 1856-1925)
“Portrait of Jean Louis”, 1911
A finely rendered pencil portrait exemplifying Sargent’s disciplined line and subtle tonal modulation. The sitter is Jean Louis Ormond, son of Violet Sargent Ormond—the artist’s sister—and Louis Francis Ormond, making him Sargent’s nephew. Depicted in a three-quarter pose with a slight smile and loosely knotted tie, the drawing belongs to the intimate group of informal portraits Sargent produced during his summer stays at the Simplon Pass, where he resided at the Bellevue Hotel with family and friends.
Pencil on paper
Inscribed and dated “ To my dear V: John S. Sargent Simplon, Aug. 15, 1911”
13″ x 9″
Provenance: Estate of John L. Hughes, Southport, Connecticut; sitter identified as Jean Louis Ormond, nephew of the artist through his mother, Violet Sargent Ormond.
Exhibited: Royal Academy Winter Exhibition of Works by the Late John S. Sargent, 1926 (label affixed to reverse).