John Fyfe, (painting).

John Fyfe, (painting).

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925, painter.

John Fyfe, (painting).

58 1/4 x 38 3/8 in. (148 x 97.5 cm)

(Upper right:) John S. Sargent 1902 signed

Three-quarter-length standing portrait of John Fyfe (1830-1906) wearing a black morning coat. His right hand is tucked in his waistcoat pocket and he holds an umbrella in his left hand.

Portrait male -- Fyfe, John -- Knee length

Occupation -- Industry

Dress -- Accessory -- Umbrella

Aberdeen Art Gallery and Regional Museum, Schoolhill, Aberdeen, Scotland Accession Number: 0202

John Fyfe was a granite quarry owner from Aberdeen. This work was commissioned by the Aberdeen Granite Trade for presentation to the Aberdeen Art Gallery, 1909.

Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003, no. 427.

Gidley, M., "A Catalogue of American paintings in British Public Collections," [Exeter] University of Exeter, American Arts Documentation Centre, 1974.

McKibbin, David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.

Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003, pg. 86.

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