Praying Mantises (Mantes Religieuses)

Helen Phillips (American, 1913–1995)

1952

Medium/TechniqueEngraving with pochoir color stenciling, trial proof

DimensionsPlatemark: 26.3 × 20.9 cm (10 3/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 32.7 × 25.1 cm (12 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.)

Credit LineLee M. Friedman Fund and funds donated by Jo-Ann Edinburg Pinkowitz and Richard Pinkowitz in honor of Patrick Murphy

Accession number2019.2249

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InscriptionsIn graphite, l.l.: 1st Etat gravure + pochoir in color; b.c.: Mantes Religieuses; l.r.: Helen Phillips N.Y.ProvenanceThe artist's estate to Dolan/Maxwell Inc., Philadelphia; 2019, sold by Dolan/Maxwell Inc. to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)