Portrait head study of Gen. Jan Christiaan Smuts, former delegate from South Africa to the League of Nations
Date
1930Medium
Charcoal and sanguine on paper with framing line in charcoalCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
15 1/8 x 11 1/8 in. (folded)Description & Inscriptions
[front cover in graphite]: Head of Gen. Smuts / Jan 10, 1930 / N.Y.; [lower right of drawing in red ink]: stamped signature
Oakley made this study while General Jan Christiaan Smuts was attending a banquet in New York in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the League of Nations.
Oakley made this study while General Jan Christiaan Smuts was attending a banquet in New York in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the League of Nations.
