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Kenyon Cox

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Charcoal study of a nude bearded man standing with a staff, with a sketched animal hide behind him on aged paper.

Nude Study of Man with a Staff

1880

Nude Study of Seated Man

1880

Pencil drawing of a nude man kneeling with clasped hands and upturned face, over faint grid lines on aged paper.

Figure Study for "The Temptation of St. Anthony"

1890

Charcoal study of a nude male figure standing and holding a long staff, with soft shading on the torso and legs.

Nude Study of Man Walking

1880

Graphite drapery study of swirling and falling cloth, labeled Jacob and the Angel, on aged paper.

Drapery Study for "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel"

1880

Charcoal study of two muscular nude male figures wrestling, one arm raised over the other's shoulder, on toned paper.

Figure Study for "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel"

1880

Pencil study of a standing nude male figure with clenched fists, drawn on cream paper with handwritten inscription below.

Nude Study for Figure of "Courage," Memorial Window to Jacob Dolson Cox, Oberlin College

1900

Pencil study of a reclining nude woman with ivy in her hair holding a hand mirror, with drapery and grid lines.

Nude Study of "Comedy" for Headband

1900

Pencil study of a kneeling nude male figure seen from behind, drawn over a squared grid, signed Kenyon Cox.

Study for "Genius," "The Arts," Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

1890

Pencil study of an ornate oil lamp with a lidded top, curved spout and flame, on a pedestal base, with grid lines.

Study for "Science," "The Progress of Civilization: Science and Art," State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

1900

Pencil study of a violin on a squared grid, with a handwritten note about background color, for Kenyon Cox's Music.

Study for "Music," "The Arts," Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

1890

Pencil study of a bowed, hooded seated figure with stylized flowing drapery, labeled as a stained glass design study.

Study for "Memory," Pittsburgh, PA

1890

Pencil drapery study on squared grid showing shaded cloth folds and a diagonal staff, by Kenyon Cox, 1890.

Study for ''Commerce," Appellate Division Court House, New York, NY

1890

Pencil study of a seated woman guiding a standing nude youth who draws a bow, drawn over a squared transfer grid.

Study for "The Education of Cupid"

1910

Pencil study of a reclining nude woman holding a raised torch, unfinished, on pale paper.

Study for "Liberty," "The Reign of the Law," Appellate Division Court House, New York, NY

1890

Pencil study of a twisted drape of fabric on pale paper, with faint grid lines marking the composition.

Study for "Commerce," "Passing Commerce Pays Tribute to the Port of Cleveland," United States Custom House, Cleveland…

1900

Graphite sketch of a cow's body and back with hatched shading, a study for a mural by Kenyon Cox.

Study for "Herding," "The Progress of Civilization: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture," State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

1900

Graphite study of a reclining female figure in draped classical robes, with a squared grid and handwritten notes.

Study for "Equity," "The Reign of the Law," Appellate Division Court House, New York, NY

1890

Study for a stained glass window showing an armored knight with a red lion shield and sword under a foliage-filled arch.

Study of "Courage" for Memorial Window to Jacob Dolson Cox, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

1900

Pencil study of a nude child standing with hand to head, with faint grid lines across the tan paper.

Study for "Education," "The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education," State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

1900

Graphite sketch of a seated nude woman in a headband, one arm resting on a support, study by Kenyon Cox.

Study for "Astronomy," "The Sciences," Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

1890

Graphite sketch of a standing male nude with a draped cloth falling from one raised arm and around the legs.

Study for male figure

1900

Pencil drapery study of a seated woman with billowing cloth and arms raised, drawn over a squared grid.

Study for "The Court," "The Common Law," Appellate Division Court House, New York, NY

1890

Pen drawing of a classical frieze with three seated women, a shield-bearing man at right, and a figure with sheaves at left.

$100 Federal Reserve Note

1910

Pen drawing of a seated woman holding a cornucopia of fruit and flowers, with a decorative banner reading Abundantia Terrae.

Abundantia Terrae

1900

Pencil sketch of a winged figure above a reclining sleeper reaching toward light rays, labeled Insomnia.

"Insomnia," Study for a Poster for Paine's Celery Compound

1890

Pen and ink sketch of a draped woman gesturing over a reclining nude man on a bed beside a lit column.

"The Blessing of Sleep," Study for a Poster for Paine's Celery Compound

1890