Object Details
Artist
Kenyon Cox, born Warren, OH 1856-died New York City 1919
Luce Center Label
Kenyon Cox intended to make his career as a figural painter. In the 1880s, however, his father persuaded him to spend several months painting in Bellaire, Ohio, because he believed that landscapes would bring in more money for the young artist. In Lengthening Shadows, Cox positioned the viewer at the highest point in the scene to emphasize the gentle, grassy slopes of Ohio's rolling hills. (Morgan, Kenyon Cox, 1856-1919: A Life in American Art, 1994) The soft, golden tones of green and the long shadows suggest it was painted at dusk, just before the sun completely disappeared over the horizon.
Luce Object Quote
"I have no ability whatever to paint [landscape] except directly from nature." Kenyon Cox, quoted in Morgan, Kenyon Cox, 1856-1919: A Life in American Art, 1994
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing
Date
1888
Object number
1983.114.9
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
15 1/4 x 30 1/4 in. (38.7 x 76.8 cm.)
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Department
Painting and Sculpture
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 14A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Landscape\time\twilight
Landscape\phenomenon\light
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1983.114.9