Eve Disconsolate

Copied Hiram Powers, Eve Disconsolate, modeled 1855-1861, plaster, 74 x 20 x 22 in. (188.0 x 50.8 x 55.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.6
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Artwork Details

Title
Eve Disconsolate
Artist
Date
modeled 1855-1861
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
74 x 20 x 22 in. (188.0 x 50.8 x 55.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster
Classifications
Subjects
  • Religion — Old Testament — Genesis
  • Religion — Old Testament — Eve
  • State of being — evil — sin
  • Study — sculpture model
  • Animal — reptile — snake
Object Number
1968.155.6
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.155.6

Artwork Description

Eve Disconsolate was also known as “Paradise Lost” and “Eve after the Fall” and depicts Eve in the moment after she succumbs to temptation. Hiram Powers created this figure because he was not completely satisfied with his earlier statue Eve Tempted, which he felt did not adequately convey the “expression of bewilderment, distress, and remorse, which must have appeared on the face . . . of Eve.” Powers often created different versions of a statue for different clients, and the bust of Eve Disconsolate was modeled several years before the full-length statue was completed.