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Edith Evans in 'The Dark is Light Enough'

Oil Painting
1958 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oil painting, Edith Evans in Christopher Fry's play The Dark is Light Enough by Elizabeth Montgomery, 1958.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleEdith Evans in 'The Dark is Light Enough'
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Oil painting, Edith Evans in Christopher Fry's play The Dark is Light Enough by Elizabeth Montgomery, 1958
Physical description
Portrait of Edith Evans as the Countess in Christopher Fry's The Dark is Light Enough, Aldwych Theatre, 1954, by Elizabeth Montgomery. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of an aristocratic 19th century woman wearing a lace cap and a black bodice with large white bows at the neck and full dusky pink sleeves with white fur beneath. Signed 'EM' and dated '58'.
Dimensions
  • Frame height: 73cm
  • Frame width: 63cm
  • Frame depth: 7cm
Subject depicted
Summary
Oil painting, Edith Evans in Christopher Fry's play The Dark is Light Enough by Elizabeth Montgomery, 1958.
Collection
Accession number
S.2-1993

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Record createdApril 26, 2007
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