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Cecilia Beaux

1855

WA-00047385

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WikidataQ466677

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Smithsonianhttps://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=300
Tier 1 · Institutional95%

About

Why this artist matters now

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: 95% · Updated 12d ago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (8)

Ernesta

1914 · oil paint

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

Mr. and Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes

1898 · oil paint

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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Charles Townsend Ludington

1895 · Oil on canvas

26 × 16 in. (66 × 40.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ernesta (Child with Nurse)

1894 · oil paint

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

Artwork sources (5)

8 published of 35 catalogued · 30 with image

The Met
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Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published
+ 3 more sources · 27 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

16 entries · 2 sources

Ernesta (Child with Nurse)
1894 · Met · 5 prov
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Mr. and Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes
1898 · Met · 5 prov
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Ernesta
1914 · Met · 5 prov
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Reverie
1890 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Cecilia Beaux Self-Portrait (c. 1889-94)

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Art Institute of Chicago

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