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Drawing, Drapery Study of the Madonna for "The Annunciation"

This is a Drawing. It was created by Kenyon Cox. It is dated 1900 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is graphite on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Allyn Cox. It is credited Gift of Allyn Cox.

Its dimensions are

50.8 × 40.7 cm (20 × 16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in pen and black ink, lower right center: Kenyon Cox -

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower center: Drapery for The Madonna of / "The Annunciation -; in graphite, upper left: redest shadows - / translucencies warm - / shadow side warmish with cold / shadows except deep golds which are / warm - gray underneath; in graphite, lower left: All to left of this long / fold semi-transparent

Cite this object as

Drawing, Drapery Study of the Madonna for "The Annunciation"; Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919); USA; graphite on laid paper; 50.8 × 40.7 cm (20 × 16 in.); Gift of Allyn Cox; 1960-83-193

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