The Redemption
Date
(1900)
Artist
John Singer Sargent, American, b. Florence, Italy, 1856–1925
Provenance
The artist, to October 1900
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sargent Curtis, Palazzo Barbaro, Venice, from October 1900
Ralph Wormeley Curtis, Venice and Paris [via their son, Ralph D. Curtis, (Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, sale 2531, 16 March 1967, no. 59, ill.), bought back by owner], to 24 March 1967
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 24 March 1967-6 March 1972
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Exhibition History
UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, University of California, Berkeley. "The Hand and the Spirit: Religious Art in America, 1770-1900," 28 June-27 August 1972, no. 122, ill. Tour: NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 28 September-5 November; DALLAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 10 December-14 January 1973; INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART, 20 February-15 April.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, p. 744.
HAKONE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM, Japan (organizer). "Sculpture by Master Painters," no. 22, ill. Tour: UENO ROYAL MUSEUM, Tokyo, 20 April-20 May 1979; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART, Osaka, 25 May-24 June; HAKONE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM, 30 June-29 July; MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, Kamakura, 11 August-9 September; HIROSHIMA PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART, 29 September-21 October.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Relief Sculpture: Selections from the Museum's Collection," 26 January-13 April 1986, no cat., checklist no. 12.
COCORAN GALLERY OF ART, Washington, DC. "Sketch Everything and Keep Your Curiosity Fresh: The Drawings of John Singer Sargent," 13 February-9 May 1999, cat.
Published References
SARGENT, JOHN SINGER. Letter to Mrs. Daniel Sargent Curtis (1 October 1900), private collection.
LERNER, ABRAM. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), p. 744.
YOUNG, MAHORI SHARP. "Letter from the USA: Hirshhorn on the Mall," Apollo 100, no. 153 (November 1974), p. 420.
UNSIGNED. "Dressing the Church," Liturgy: Journal of the Liturgical Conference 5, no. 4 (Fall 1986), ill.
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School
American Impressionism
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
72.258
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze relief
Dimensions
28 7/8 × 20 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (73.3 × 51.7 × 5.9 cm); weight: 43 lb. (19.5 kg)
