Cecilia Beaux

(American, 1855–1942)

Cecilia Beaux was an American artist known for her deftly painted portraiture. Often compared to the works of John Singer Sargent, some of her best-known paintings include Sita and Sarita (1893) and Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker) (1898). “A perfect technique in anything means that there has been no break in continuity between the conception and the act of performance,” she once said. Born on May 1, 1855 in Philadelphia, PA, she began taking private painting lessons as a teenager and traveled to Paris in the 1880s. Here, she studied at the Académie Julian under William-Adolphe Bouguereau and was exposed to the Impressionist works of Édouard Manet. After returning to Philadelphia, Beaux established a reputation as one of the eminent portraits painters in the city and began receiving a number of commissions. She moved to New York around 1900, and had a summer home built in Gloucester, MA around the same time. Over the decades the followed, the artist continued to consolidate her earlier success despite the changing styles of the avant-garde. She died on September 17, 1942 in Gloucester, MA. Today, Beaux’s works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others.

Cecilia Beaux Artworks

Cecilia Beaux (77 results)

Portrait of Henry Sandwith Drinker, 1901

Cecilia Beaux

Portrait of Henry Sandwith Drinker, 1901

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Ladies Crocheting

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Ladies Crocheting

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Portrait of Edward C. Biddle, 1887

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Portrait of Edward C. Biddle, 1887

Sale Date: June 4, 2023

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Cecilia Beaux

Woman Profile

Sale Date: April 8, 2023

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Portrait of Richard Watson Gilder

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Portrait of Richard Watson Gilder

Sale Date: February 10, 2023

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Portrait of Ann Sedgwick Palmer

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Portrait of Ann Sedgwick Palmer

Sale Date: February 10, 2023

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Portrait Sketch of a Woman

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Portrait Sketch of a Woman

Sale Date: December 4, 2022

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Head of a woman in profile

Sale Date: November 8, 2022

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William Biddle

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William Biddle

Sale Date: May 1, 2022

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Portrait de femme au chignon

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Portrait de femme au chignon

Sale Date: November 24, 2021

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Portrait of a lady

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Portrait of a lady

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Study for Georges Clemenceau, 1920

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Study for Georges Clemenceau, 1920

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Lane Lovell and His Dog, 1913

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Lane Lovell and His Dog, 1913

Sale Date: July 1, 2020

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Dr. Charles Loomis Dana, 1916

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Dr. Charles Loomis Dana, 1916

Sale Date: November 20, 2019

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Ethel page as undine, 1885

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Ethel page as undine, 1885

Sale Date: June 9, 2019

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Cecilia Beaux

Lady in Profile

Sale Date: March 22, 2019

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Marquis Cusani Confalonieri

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Marquis Cusani Confalonieri

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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Portrait of a Young Woman

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Portrait of a Young Woman

Sale Date: May 11, 2018

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Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge (Catherine Eddy;..., 1916

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Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge (Catherine Eddy;..., 1916

Sale Date: November 21, 2017

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Untitled (Woman)(recto/verso)

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Untitled (Woman)(recto/verso)

Sale Date: November 11, 2017

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Portrait of Joseph B. Thomas IV as an Infant, 1917

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Portrait of Joseph B. Thomas IV as an Infant, 1917

Sale Date: November 3, 2017

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Portrait of Joseph B. Thomas IV as an Infant, 1917

Cecilia Beaux

Portrait of Joseph B. Thomas IV as an Infant, 1917

Sale Date: October 27, 2016

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Clara Fargo Thomas

Cecilia Beaux

Clara Fargo Thomas

Sale Date: October 27, 2016

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John frederick lewis and son, alfred baker lewis

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John frederick lewis and son, alfred baker lewis

Sale Date: June 5, 2016

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