Moonbeams dipping into the Sea
Evelyn De Morgan (London 1855 - London 1919)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1918
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
445 x 292 mm (17 1/2 x 11 1/2 in)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Knightshayes Court, Devon
NT 541079
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Moonbeams dipping into the Sea by Evelyn De Morgan (London 1850 or 1855 - London 1919), 1918. Three naked female figures, descending to the sea against a blue cloud-flecked twilight sky in a golden light represent moonbeams shining on the water from the crescent moon above. Another larger and more finished version and a study of one of the heads is in the De Morgan Foundation, London.
Provenance
Given Phyllis Pickering, Mrs Pilkington (?d. 1984), the adopted niece of the artist's brother
Makers and roles
Evelyn De Morgan (London 1855 - London 1919), artist
References
Gordon 1996 Catherine Gordon (ed.) Evelyn De Morgan Oil Paintings, De Morgan Foundation 1996, no. 84