Composition Study, The Angel of Victory Triptych

© Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. No…
© Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Composition Study, The Angel of Victory Triptych
© Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Composition Study, The Angel of Victory Triptych

Datec. 1941
Artist (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 view
ClassificationsDRAWING
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.