Study for "Eve at the Feet of the Virgin Mary" proposed fountain

Object Details

Title:
Study for "Eve at the Feet of the Virgin Mary" proposed fountain
Date:
1936–37
Artist:
Medium:
Oil on canvasboard
Dimensions
23 3/8 x 15 5/8 in.
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[verso on label 1 of 3 in ink]: Violet Oakley / Eve at the Feet of the Virgin / Mary, design for mountain [sic] / oil sketch on canvs board; [verso on label 2 of 3 in ink]: 348 [in triangle]; [verso label 3 of 3 in ink]: S-99; [verso in ink]: 127

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