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Figure Studies

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Works in Woodmere’s Collection

Study of Greek Theatre [bearded man in robe] at Fiesole [Italy]

Study of Greek Theatre [bearded man in robe] at Fiesole [Italy]

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Study of Greek Theatre [male and female figures] at Fiesole [Italy]

Study of Greek Theatre [male and female figures] at Fiesole [Italy]

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The Veiled Woman, Tangiers Morocco

The Veiled Woman, Tangiers Morocco

Paintings

Two Figures Seated at Lakeside

Two Figures Seated at Lakeside

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Studies of animals and men's heads

Studies of animals and men's heads

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Study of woman dressed in bathing suit, drying herself with towel while standing at edge of water

Study of woman dressed in bathing suit, drying herself with towel while standing at edge of water

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Study of Two Seated Women

Study of Two Seated Women

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Study of a seated woman

Study of a seated woman

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Venus Rising from the Sea, Lake George

Venus Rising from the Sea, Lake George

Paintings

Study of Queen of Hearts costume

Study of Queen of Hearts costume

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Study of woman dressed in bathing suit reclining in snowy landscape

Study of woman dressed in bathing suit reclining in snowy landscape

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Studies of female dancer and woman's head

Studies of female dancer and woman's head

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Study of woman in landscape

Study of woman in landscape

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Study of unidentified group of women wearing bathing suits in a landscape

Study of unidentified group of women wearing bathing suits in a landscape

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Study of unidentified group of men and women climbing into a rowboat

Study of unidentified group of men and women climbing into a rowboat

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Study of unidentified group of men and women climbing into a rowboat

Study of unidentified group of men and women climbing into a rowboat

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Study of man and woman seated side by side

Study of man and woman seated side by side

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Study of a Moroccan woman

Study of a Moroccan woman

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Study of woman in cloak seen from the back

Study of woman in cloak seen from the back

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Study of woman in cloak seen from the back

Study of woman in cloak seen from the back

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Study of woman in cloak seen from the front

Study of woman in cloak seen from the front

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Study of Queen of Hearts costume

Study of Queen of Hearts costume

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Study of boy on dock

Study of boy on dock

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Study of boy seated on rock with feet in boat

Study of boy seated on rock with feet in boat

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Portrait head study of boy and study of woman reclining in a landscape

Portrait head study of boy and study of woman reclining in a landscape

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Study of woman dressed in bathing suit and reclining in a landscape

Study of woman dressed in bathing suit and reclining in a landscape

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Study of seated woman dressed in bathing suit with hair wrapped in towel

Study of seated woman dressed in bathing suit with hair wrapped in towel

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Study of seated figure sitting on a beach

Study of seated figure sitting on a beach

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Study of figures on beach including recling woman dressed in bathing suit

Study of figures on beach including recling woman dressed in bathing suit

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Study of woman dressed in bathing suit, shaking out towel

Study of woman dressed in bathing suit, shaking out towel

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Study of woman dressed in bathing suit, shaking out towel near wooded landscape

Study of woman dressed in bathing suit, shaking out towel near wooded landscape

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Study of hands clasping knee

Study of hands clasping knee

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Full-length study of woman dressed in bathing suit and cap standing in a landscape

Full-length study of woman dressed in bathing suit and cap standing in a landscape

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Full-length study of woman dressed in bathing suit and robe and standing in a landscape

Full-length study of woman dressed in bathing suit and robe and standing in a landscape

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Study of woman dressed in bathing suit, holding cap [?] and towel, and standing near wooded lake

Study of woman dressed in bathing suit, holding cap [?] and towel, and standing near wooded lake

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Full-length studies of woman dressed in bathing suit and standing in a landscape

Full-length studies of woman dressed in bathing suit and standing in a landscape

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Full-length study of woman dressed in bathing suit and standing in a landscape

Full-length study of woman dressed in bathing suit and standing in a landscape

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Study of a woman dressed in hooded cloak and sitting on the ground

Study of a woman dressed in hooded cloak and sitting on the ground

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Three-quarter length study of woman holding infant

Three-quarter length study of woman holding infant

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Portrait head study of woman

Portrait head study of woman

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Study of cloaked figure

Study of cloaked figure

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Portrait study of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

Portrait study of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

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Study of crossed legs (likely those of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos)

Study of crossed legs (likely those of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos)

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Portrait study of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

Portrait study of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

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Portrait study of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

Portrait study of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

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Portrait study of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

Portrait study of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

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Studies of hands and arms of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

Studies of hands and arms of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

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Study of raised arm of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

Study of raised arm of conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

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Study of opened hand and forearm

Study of opened hand and forearm

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Study of sleeved shoulder and arm

Study of sleeved shoulder and arm

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Study of sleeved arm

Study of sleeved arm

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Study of opened hand, elbow and forearm

Study of opened hand, elbow and forearm

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Study of actors on stage

Study of actors on stage

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Study of hand and forearm

Study of hand and forearm

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Bust portrait study of man in profile, extending his arms

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Study of woman's head

Study of woman's head

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Full-length study of male nude turning head with detail studies of hand holding rail or pole

Full-length study of male nude turning head with detail studies of hand holding rail or pole

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Three-quarter length study of man turning head

Three-quarter length study of man turning head

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Bust portrait study of man turning his head

Bust portrait study of man turning his head

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Study of seated male nude with disk on lap

Study of seated male nude with disk on lap

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Studies of clasping hands and forearms

Studies of clasping hands and forearms

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Half figure studies of seated man and woman seen from the back

Half figure studies of seated man and woman seen from the back

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Studies of seated woman

Studies of seated woman

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Study of seated woman

Study of seated woman

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Studies of figure in clerical vestments (possibly 17th century Italian bishop or cardinal)

Studies of figure in clerical vestments (possibly 17th century Italian bishop or cardinal)

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Study of men seated on lawn

Study of men seated on lawn

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Study of crowd seated on lawn

Study of crowd seated on lawn

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Study of figure in clerical vestments (possibly 17th century Italian bishop or cardinal)

Study of figure in clerical vestments (possibly 17th century Italian bishop or cardinal)

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Studies of woman watering plants

Studies of woman watering plants

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Study of man playing upright bass

Study of man playing upright bass

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Study of musicians, including man playing harp

Study of musicians, including man playing harp

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Study of Egyptian or Phoenician mural with figures

Study of Egyptian or Phoenician mural with figures

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Study of figure lounging on chair

Study of figure lounging on chair

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Study of woman seen from the back holding shears

Study of woman seen from the back holding shears

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Study of woman seen from front holding shears above her head

Study of woman seen from front holding shears above her head

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Study of woman playing cello with notations filling left side of paper

Study of woman playing cello with notations filling left side of paper

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Half figure study of woman playing cello

Half figure study of woman playing cello

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Head and shoulder study of woman playing cello

Head and shoulder study of woman playing cello

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Studies of seated woman holding cello and bow and detail of head

Studies of seated woman holding cello and bow and detail of head

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Full-length study of woman playing cello

Full-length study of woman playing cello

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Study of forearm and hand holding ivy vine

Study of forearm and hand holding ivy vine

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Study of hand grasping vase handle

Study of hand grasping vase handle

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Study of figure holding orb with celestial background

Study of figure holding orb with celestial background

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Sketch of figure holding orb with celestial background

Sketch of figure holding orb with celestial background

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Study of hand on cane

Study of hand on cane

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Studies of female figures, head and architectural element [harpy?]

Studies of female figures, head and architectural element [harpy?]

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Studies of reclining female

Studies of reclining female

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Three-quarter length study of woman with bare back

Three-quarter length study of woman with bare back

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Study of bare-back torso

Study of bare-back torso

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Study of man with cape

Study of man with cape

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Study of man's head with helmet

Study of man's head with helmet

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Study of woman in robe standing over fallen figure

Study of woman in robe standing over fallen figure

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Sketches of stick figure in various poses

Sketches of stick figure in various poses

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Sketches of stick figure with cape in various poses

Sketches of stick figure with cape in various poses

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Studies of cat and reclining man with dog

Studies of cat and reclining man with dog

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Full-length study of woman in Medieval costume and headdress

Full-length study of woman in Medieval costume and headdress

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Study of two figures in undecipherable interior

Study of two figures in undecipherable interior

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"Played Out" (Edith Emerson)

"Played Out" (Edith Emerson)

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Full-length study of woman seen from the back holding shears

Full-length study of woman seen from the back holding shears

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Study of couple in Medieval costume kissing in garden

Study of couple in Medieval costume kissing in garden

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Works in Other Collections

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Historical Images

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Related Works in Woodmere’s Collection

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Other Projects

Study of the interior of Architectural Hall, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1919, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)

Architectural Studies

Studies of swan, date unknown, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)

Nature Studies

Portrait study of Hester writing in bed, c. 1895, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)

Juvenilia

Detail study of woman in foreground of "Transfiguration" by Raphael, date unknown, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)

Studies After Other Artists

Study for a "divine chariot," date unknown, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)

Miscellaneous Studies

Works by Oakley Family Members

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