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Kenyon Cox, Study for "Evening"
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Kenyon Cox

Study for "Evening"

1883

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.8 × 40.7 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-136486

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 …

Provenance

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing

Registry history

  • 1883 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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