Drapery Study for Reclining Female Study for "Painting"

Kenyon Cox

Associated Names
Kenyon Cox

Artist, American, 1856 - 1919

The image shows a pencil drawing of a seated figure. The lower body is completed with detailed shading, while the upper body and head are more loosely sketched. The figure is reclining with legs extended and an arm outstretched to the side. The face has light pencil strokes and long flowing hair. The figure wears a draped garment that covers the lower half of the body. The image includes a staff or rod in the figure's hand. A grid is visible over the image, and there are written text and notations on the right side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper, squared with graphite

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 40.6 × 50.6 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.24

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996]; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right: Drapery for Painting / Light of learning; center right: strong reflection/ from drapery/ distinctly lighter/ than shadows of/ latter.; lower center: 16 x 22; lower right verso: E2

Markings

EGYPTIAN LINEN GEO B HURD & CO

Wikidata ID

Q64592543

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