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Kenyon Cox, Echo
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Kenyon Cox

Echo

1892

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
90.8 × 75.7 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-138027

Kenyon Cox’s image of the classical nymph Echo is from a series of poetic paintings set in the green fields of New Hampshire. Although Renaissance nudes inspired these paintings, Cox updated his versions of the theme. Here, for example, he did not smooth the model’s dimpled flesh or frizzy hair, making her more natural and less idealized. The female nude was Cox’s favorite subject, despite his mo…

Provenance

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing

Registry history

  • 1892 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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