Live Auction 2362Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
Lot 30 Property Formerly in the Collection of William and Bernadette Berger

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)

Portrait of Lady Elsie Meyer

Closed1 December 2010

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John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
Portrait of Lady Elsie Meyer
signed 'John S. Sargent' (lower left)--dated 'Feb. 1908' (lower right)
charcoal on paper
24¼ x 18¾ in. (61.6 x 47.6 cm.)

Sir Carl Meyer, father of the sitter.
By descent.
Christie's, London, 20 June 1996, lot 45.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Specialist note

The present work depicts Lady Elsie Meyer, the daughter of Sir Carl Meyer who was the chairman of the De Beers diamond company. She married Sir John Lambert in 1909.

This charcoal drawing has been reviewed and accepted by the John Singer Sargent Catalogue Raisonné Committee.