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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

Luce Center Label

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.

Title
A Lady in Black
Artist
Kenyon Cox
Date
1880
Location
  1. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. Luce Foundation Center
  3. 3rd Floor
  4. 2A
Dimensions
20 3/4 x 12 7/8 in. (52.7 x 32.7 cm)
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Bequest of Allyn Cox

Mediums
oil
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Painting
Keywords
  • Figure female
Object Number
1983.31.4
Palette
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