A Lady in Black

Kenyon Cox, A Lady in Black, 1880, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Allyn Cox, 1983.31.4
Kenyon Cox, A Lady in Black, 1880, oil on canvas, 20 3⁄4 x 12 7⁄8 in. (52.7 x 32.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Allyn Cox, 1983.31.4
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Artwork Details

Title
A Lady in Black
Artist
Date
1880
Location
Dimensions
20 3⁄4 x 12 7⁄8 in. (52.7 x 32.7 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Allyn Cox
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female
Object Number
1983.31.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.31.4

Artwork Description

This is a portrait of the wife of Kenyon Cox’s friend the painter Lowell Dyer. In 1880, Cox exhibited the painting in Philadelphia, and also entered it in a Paris show under the French title Dame en noir. This masterful portrait sketch focuses our eyes on Mrs. Dyer’s spirited expression and tilt of the head. Cox’s fast brushwork gives the lavish hat ribbons tied at her neck the same exuberance as his sitter’s personality.

Works by this artist (54 items)

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Kenyon Cox, After Titian's "Madonna of the Rabbit", 1878-1882, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.14
After Titian’s ​“Madonna of the Rabbit”
Artist
Date1878-1882
oil on canvas
On view
Kenyon Cox, Study for Drapery of "Pursuit of the Ideal", 1891, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.19
Study for Drapery of ​“Pursuit of the Ideal”
Artist
Date1891
oil on canvas
On view
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
Untitled, Portrait of a Young Girl
Artist
Dateca. 1900
oil on canvas
On view
Kenyon Cox, Indian Summer, 1887, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.8
Indian Summer
Artist
Date1887
oil on canvas
On view

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