Study for ​“Evening”

Kenyon Cox, Study for "Evening", 1883, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.6
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Artwork Details

Title
Study for ​“Evening”
Artist
Date
1883
Location
Dimensions
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure female — nude
  • Study
  • Figure female — full length
  • Landscape — time — evening
  • Allegory — time — evening
Object Number
1983.114.6
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.114.6

Artwork Description

Kenyon Cox used a dark-haired, voluptuous woman to symbolize Evening in this study for a lost easel painting. When he painted it, Cox was teaching at the prestigious National Academy of Design in New York, which was known for its conservative academic training. He advocated the importance of drawing to his students and even created a seal bearing the motto “Nulle Dies Sine Linea” (No Day without a Drawn Line). (Morgan, Kenyon Cox, 1856-1919: A Life in American Art, 1994)