Lengthening Shadows

Kenyon Cox, Lengthening Shadows, 1888, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.9
Kenyon Cox, Lengthening Shadows, 1888, oil on canvas, 15 1⁄4 x 30 1⁄4 in. (38.7 x 76.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.9
Free to use

Artwork Details

Title
Lengthening Shadows
Artist
Date
1888
Location
Dimensions
15 1⁄4 x 30 1⁄4 in. (38.7 x 76.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — time — twilight
  • Landscape — phenomenon — light
Object Number
1983.114.9
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.114.9

Artwork Description

Kenyon Cox intended to make his career as a figural painter. In the 1880s, however, his father persuaded him to spend several months painting in Bellaire, Ohio, because he believed that landscapes would bring in more money for the young artist. In Lengthening Shadows, Cox positioned the viewer at the highest point in the scene to emphasize the gentle, grassy slopes of Ohio's rolling hills. (Morgan, Kenyon Cox, 1856-1919: A Life in American Art, 1994) The soft, golden tones of green and the long shadows suggest it was painted at dusk, just before the sun completely disappeared over the horizon.

Works by this artist (54 items)

View all artworks
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, The Silver Hand Glass, 1907, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joan Armstrong Schmidt, 1992.4
The Silver Hand Glass
Artist
Date1907
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
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

More Artworks from the Collection

Browse All Artworks
Image Not Available
Aurora Australis
Artist
oil on canvas
Not on view
Alice Pike Barney, Self-Portrait Reflected in Mirror, 1896, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Laura Dreyfus Barney and Natalie Clifford Barney in memory of their mother, Alice Pike Barney, 1966.111.15
Self-Portrait Reflected in Mirror
Artist
Date1896
oil on canvas
Not on view
Edward Mitchell Bannister, Untitled (Landscape with Two Women Reclining on Rocks), oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of H. Alan and Melvin Frank, 1983.95.132
Untitled (Landscape with Two Women Reclining on Rocks)
Artist
oil on canvas
Not on view
Alice Pike Barney, Woman with Red Hood, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Laura Dreyfus Barney and Natalie Clifford Barney in memory of their mother, Alice Pike Barney, 1952.13.66
Woman with Red Hood
Artist
Daten.d.
oil on canvas
Not on view