Seven Foolish Virgins
Artist
Ellen Auerbach
(American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
Artist
Eliot Porter
(American, 1901 - 1990)
Date1956
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 5 3/8 × 4 inches (13.67 × 10.16 cm)
Mount: 7 × 4 15/16 inches (17.78 × 12.52 cm)
Mount: 7 × 4 15/16 inches (17.78 × 12.52 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Seth and Erin Neubardt
Object number2018.62.23
SignedSigned on mount verso, center, in black ink: "Eliot Porter"
InscribedOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "7 Foolish Virgins"
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "011-PA006";
On mount verso, upper right, in pencil: "rmg 17167";
On mount verso, center, in pencil: "51-1";
On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "51-1 / 238 [circled]"
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DescriptionImage of a mural depicting winged figures in the clouds; beneath them are two carved figures. Once kneels with a cross over his left shoulder, the other stands with arms raised.ProvenanceDr. Seth and Erin Neubardt, Rye, NY;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Copyright© 1990 Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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