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"Evening with Beethoven." Portrait study of Mrs. John Braun (Agnes Braun) playing piano, and two other figures
"Evening with Beethoven." Portrait study of Mrs. John Braun (Agnes Braun) playing piano, and two other figures

"Evening with Beethoven." Portrait study of Mrs. John Braun (Agnes Braun) playing piano, and two other figures

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Object Details

Title:
"Evening with Beethoven." Portrait study of Mrs. John Braun (Agnes Braun) playing piano, and two other figures
Date:
1927
Artist:
Medium:
Sanguine on paper with framing lines in sanguine and graphite
Dimensions
22 1/4 x 15 in.
Classification
Drawings-watercolors
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[lower left between framing lines in graphite]: Evening with Beethoven / March 25th, 1927; [lower right between framing lines in red ink]: stamped signature / stamped monogram initials; [bottom left in graphite]: Mrs. John BraunJohn Braun, a Christian Scientist, was a friend of Oakley's who posed for her for the Cleveland Constitutional Convention.

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