It Was the Eternity of Youth...Age and Decay and Death Ceased to Be
Datenot dated
Artist
Violet Oakley
(American painter and illustrator, 1874–1961)
Illustration CitationThe quotation inscribed on the canvas is from the novel Sheaves by British author Edward Frederic Benson. Several editions appeared in English and in German after its original publication in 1907. Edition with this illustration not identified.
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions27 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (69.2 x 47 cm)
frame: 32 1/2 × 26 1/4 in. (82.6 × 66.7 cm)
frame: 32 1/2 × 26 1/4 in. (82.6 × 66.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1982
Object number1982-79
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextViolet Oakley's image captures the romantic spirit of the passage that is quoted across the top edge of the canvas. The scene takes place in Britain's Thames Valley, where the character is seeking respite in nature::
Edith had now come to the river bank, and stood there in silence of soul, hardly listening to but just receiving into herself that magical song..And that voice was the voice of all nature, and in silence she sang with it.
