Lot 90: KENYON C. COX 1856-1919

PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN MUSEUM

BIRTH OF VENUS

measurements
30 1/4 by 18 1/4 in.

alternate measurements
77 by 46.5 cm.

signed Kenyon Cox and dated 1889, l.r.

oil on canvas

Condition Note: Canvan not lined. Light stretcher marks and fine craquelure, otherwise, in good condition. Fairly clean varnish. Under UV light: no apparent inpainting.

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