Portrait of Cecil Kent Drinker

Gallery 211, American Art, second floor (Roberts Gallery)

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Portrait of Cecil Kent Drinker

1891

Cecilia Beaux (American, 1855–1942)

Here Beaux paints her nephew in her signature quick and brushstroke-heavy style. The artist’s familiarity with her sitter makes her just as successful in capturing his personality as she is at recording his likeness. Widely exhibited shortly after its completion, this portrait helped make Beaux a much-sought-after portraitist.

Gallery 211, American Art, second floor (Roberts Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Portrait of Cecil Kent Drinker

Date:

1891

Artist:

Cecilia Beaux (American, 1855–1942)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

64 × 34 1/2 inches (162.6 × 87.6 cm) Framed: 6 feet 2 inches × 45 1/2 inches × 4 inches (188 × 115.6 × 10.2 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Joseph E. Temple Fund, 1966

Accession Number:

1966-110-1

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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Gallery 211, American Art, second floor (Roberts Gallery)

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