Untitled, Portrait of a Young Girl

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: Kenyon Cox
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Luce Foundation Center
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3rd Floor
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8A
Dimensions: 35 ³⁄₄ x 21 ³⁄₄ in. (90.8 x 55.3 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing
Mediums: oil
Mediums Description: oil on canvas
Classifications: Painting
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.