The Inscrutable Eye: Watercolors by John Singer Sargent in Isabella Stewart Gardner's Collection

in the exhibition Santa Maria della Salute, Venice 1903–1907 Watercolor on paper, 349 × 535 mm Signed: “John S. Sargent” Gift from Sargent to Alice Faraday (1847–1952), widow of the English artist Frederick Barnard (1846–1896), 1903–1907. Purchased by Gardner from the gallery Doll & Richards, Boston on 26 October 1916 for $1,250.

San Giuseppe di Castello, Venice about 1903 Watercolor on paper, 306 × 458 mm Inscribed: “To Helen Henschel and Wolfram Onslow Ford John S. Sargent” Engagement gift from Sargent to Helen Henschel (1882–1973), professional singer, and the artist Wolfram Onslow Ford (b. about 1881) in 1904. Purchased

by Gardner at auction from Anderson Galleries, New York on 6 February 1920 for $3,500, through American artist Louis Kronberg (1872–1965).

Ponte della Canonica, Venice 1903–1907 Watercolor on paper, 458 × 306 mm Inscribed: “To Miss Wertheimer John S. Sargent” Gift from John Singer Sargent to a daughter of the London art dealer Asher Wertheimer, 1903–1907. Purchased by Gardner at auction from Anderson Galleries, New York on 6 February 1920 for $3,500, through the American artist Louis Kronberg.

Santa Maria dei Gesuati, Venice 1903–1904 Watercolor on paper, 379 × 537 mm Inscribed: “To Mary Hunter John S. Sargent” Gift from Sargent to Mary Hunter (1857-1933), British socialite. Purchased

by Gardner from the art dealer Daniel H. Farr, Philadephia on 15 October 1920 for $3,850.