Composition Study, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Datec. 1941
Artist
Violet Oakley
(American painter and illustrator, 1874–1961)
MediumGraphite on tracing paper
Dimensions16 3/4 × 24 1/2 in. (42.5 × 62.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 2012
Object number2012-15
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThese three sketches demonstrate how Oakley moved from a rough, initial conception of a work to a more complete composition. Yet, when compared with the finished triptych, even the most polished drawings (like the gridded one here) show that the composition was not complete until the final brushstroke.
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