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Kenyon Cox

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Oil study of a white drapery strip stretched diagonally over a textured earth-toned ground, with a brown oval beneath.

Study for Drapery of "Pursuit of the Ideal"

1890

Painting of golden fields rising toward dark trees and distant rolling hills under a hazy, grey-brown sky.

Lengthening Shadows

1880

Painting of a reclining nude woman on a marble bench with a blue-winged cupid beside her, golden drapery, and a seaside garde

Approach of Love

1890

Full-length portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark overcoat standing before a gray drapery.

Henry L. Fry

1883

Painting of a nude woman with a crescent moon in her hair, holding a bow beside a tree with arrows, in a wooded landscape.

Diana

1890

Painting of a seated nude woman seen from behind, resting on gold draped cushions against a dark background.

A Blonde

1891

Maxfield Parrish

1905

Graphite drawing of a seated nude woman flanked by two sketched female figures with arms on her shoulders, on tan paper.

Allegorical Female Figures

1912

Graphite drawing of a seated nude woman with arm extended holding a brush, legs crossed, on toned paper.

Sketch - Kenyon Cox, 1912

1912

Graphite drawing of a nude male figure reaching toward a draped female figure, with a squared grid and a classical urn behind

Science Instructing Industry: Nude Study

1898

Theodore Robinson

1878

Pencil sketch of three seated draped women above a USA pedestal, flanked by a winged youth and a satyr with a staff.

Design for United States Currency

1912

Pencil drawing of a nude male figure with a winged cap, holding a staff and shield in a striding pose.

Mercury

1912

Pencil study of a reclining nude woman raising a sphere in one hand, drawn within a faint arch, by Kenyon Cox, 1900.

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Art, study for panel)

1900

Pencil sketch of a wooden manufacturing machine with a toothed gear, lever and open hatch on a pale sheet.

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Manufactures, study for panel)

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Agriculture, study for panel)

1900

Graphite study of a draped seated figure with a hooded fabric arch over the head, over a faint grid.

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Science, study for panel)

1900

Graphite study of a seated nude woman reading an open book, with faint grid lines, by Kenyon Cox.

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Education, study for panel)

1900

Graphite study of a standing male nude with outstretched arm, surrounded by smaller limb and figure sketches on tan paper.

(Untitled) (Studies of Male Nudes)

1870

Pencil sketches by Kenyon Cox of six semicircular lunette compositions with allegorical figures for the Iowa State Capitol, 1

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (study for Six Lunettes)

1900

Pencil study of a standing male nude with one arm raised overhead, drawn on aged paper.

(Untitled) (Study of Standing Male Nude)

1870

Graphite drawing with white highlights of a nude male athlete modeled on a classical statue, holding a discus.

(Untitled) (Greco-Roman Discus Thrower)

1870

Charcoal drawing of a seated figure in a heavy draped cloak and plumed helmet on a stone pedestal.

(Untitled) (Drapery Study)

1870

Pencil study of two nude men standing and clasping hands, with guidelines framing the composition on cream paper.

Figure Study for Seal of the University Club, New York

1890

Pencil sketch of a winged putto leaning on a pedestal, with faint architectural lines around it on tan paper.

Sketch of Genius for "Tradition"

1910

Pencil drawing of a seated helmeted female figure with a spear and oak branch, in a circular classical composition.

Study for "Courage," Lunette in Hudson County Courthouse, Jersey City, NJ

1910

Brown ink drawing of allegorical women with scales, a staff and olive branch beneath classical columns, with playing children

The Beneficence of the Law, Design for Mural at Essex County Court House, Newark, New Jersey

1910

Pencil study of a seated robed woman holding balance scales, drawn within a circular frame on a tan ground.

Study for "Justice," Lunette in Hudson County Courthouse, Jersey City, NJ

1910

Red chalk study on squared grid showing nude figures, standing children with poles, and a seated woman, framed horizontally.

The Common Law, Study for Left Panel of "The Reign of Law," Frieze for Appellate Court, New York

1890

Graphite study of a seated nude woman holding balance scales, drawn in pencil on cream paper with light construction lines.

Study for "Equity" in "The Common Law" Frieze for "The Reign of Law" Mural at New York Appellate Division Courthouse

1890

Pencil sketch of two female heads with high collars and handwritten notes on brows and collar color.

Sketch of Two Female Heads for Chinese Figure in "The Marriage of the Atlantic and Pacific," Mural in the Wisconsin S…

1910

Pencil study of a seated nude woman with a floral headband, resting her chin on her hand while reading a book.

Nude Study for "The Contemplative Life" for Lunette in the Administration Building, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

1910