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Cecilia Beaux

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WA-00113541

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_1923.6.5
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Eliza Cecilia Beaux was an American artist and the first woman to teach art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Known for her elegant and sensitive portraits of friends, relatives, and Gilded Age patrons, Beaux painted many famous subjects including First Lady Edith Roosevelt, Admiral Sir David Beatty and Georges Clemenceau.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (9)

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Ernesta

1914 · Oil on canvas

71 3/4 x 43 3/8 in. (182.2 x 110.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Helena de Kay Gilder

1911 · Oil on canvas

31 × 21 in. (78.7 × 53.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Mr. and Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes

1898 · Oil on canvas

72 1/16 x 39 7/8 in. (183 x 101.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dorothea and Francesca

1898 · Oil on canvas

203.5 × 116.8 cm (80 1/8 × 46 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Charles Townsend Ludington

1895 · Oil on canvas

26 × 16 in. (66 × 40.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ernesta (Child with Nurse)

1894 · Oil on canvas

50 1/2 x 38 1/8 in. (128.3 x 96.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Reverie

1890 · wood engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Bruce Child

1880 · Enamel on porcelain

Diam. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Plaque

1879 · Porcelain

12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

9 published of 9 catalogued · 1 with image

The Met
7 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

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1 entries · 1 sources

Reverie
1890 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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