Untitled, Portrait of a Young Girl

Kenyon Cox, Untitled, Portrait of a Young Girl, ca. 1900, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.21
Kenyon Cox, Untitled, Portrait of a Young Girl, ca. 1900, oil on canvas, 35 3⁄4 x 21 3⁄4 in. (90.8 x 55.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.21
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Artwork Details

Title
Untitled, Portrait of a Young Girl
Artist
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Dimensions
35 3⁄4 x 21 3⁄4 in. (90.8 x 55.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — unidentified — child
  • Figure female — child — full length
Object Number
1983.114.21
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.114.21

Artwork Description

Further research might help to identify this young girl and Kenyon Cox’s reasons for painting her. Although the background is spare, Cox enlivened the portrait with the girl’s animated expression, which hints at a mischievous character.

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Date1977
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Fritz Scholder, Indian and Contemporary Chair, 1970, oil on linen, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Judge and Mrs. Oliver Seth, 1983.111, © 1983, Fritz Scholder
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Artist
Date1970
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