In the year 1916 the male painter Kenyon Cox made the 20th century artwork "Tradition". The original measures the size of Unframed: 106 x 165,5 cm (41 3/4 x 65 3/16 in). Oil on canvas was applied by the North American artist as the technique for the masterpiece. The original artwork is inscribed with the text: signed lower left: KENYON COX--1916-. Today, the piece of art is in the the digital art collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. With courtesy of: The Cleveland Museum of Art (public domain). Creditline of the artwork: Gift of J. D. Cox. Furthermore, alignment is landscape and has a ratio of 3 : 2, meaning that the length is 50% longer than the width.
Original description from The Cleveland Museum of Art (© Copyright - The Cleveland Museum of Art - The Cleveland Museum of Art)
This painting demonstrates Cox's ideas about the importance in art of tradition and the classical spirit. Two figures in Grecian costumes, representing the arts of the past, pass on the eternal flame of tradition to two figures in Renaissance dress. Literature wears the laurel crown, and Painting holds the palette. Born in Warren, Ohio, Cox studied art in Cincinnati and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. In 1877, he moved to Paris to study under Carolus Duran (1838-1917) and Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904). Five years later, Cox returned to New York where he established himself as a leader in the academic and conservative movement known as the American Renaissance. The artist achieved particular fame as a muralist; however by 1916, his health deteriorating, he turned his attention to paintings on canvas.
Structured table of the artpiece
Title of the artwork: | "Tradition" |
Categorization of the work of art: | painting |
Category: | modern art |
Artwork century: | 20th century |
Year: | 1916 |
Age of artwork: | 100 years |
Original medium: | oil on canvas |
Original artwork size: | Unframed: 106 x 165,5 cm (41 3/4 x 65 3/16 in) |
Original artwork signature: | signed lower left: KENYON COX--1916- |
Exhibited in: | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
Place of museum: | Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America |
Website of the museum: | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
Artwork license type: | public domain |
Courtesy of: | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
Creditline: | Gift of J. D. Cox |
Artist overview table
Artist name: | Kenyon Cox |
Also known as: | Cox Kenyon, Kenyon Cox |
Artist gender: | male |
Nationality: | American |
Professions: | art historian, artist, painter, writer, illustrator, university teacher |
Country of the artist: | United States |
Classification: | modern artist |
Lifetime: | 63 years |
Year of birth: | 1856 |
Birthplace: | Warren, Trumbull county, Ohio, United States |
Died in the year: | 1919 |
Died in (place): | New York City, New York state, United States |
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Product details
Product classification: | art print |
Method of reproduction: | digital reproduction |
Production method: | UV direct printing |
Production: | produced in Germany |
Type of stock: | on demand production |
Intended usage: | home décor, home design |
Alignment: | landscape alignment |
Side ratio: | length to width 3 : 2 |
Image ratio implication: | the length is 50% longer than the width |
Available material options: | acrylic glass print (with real glass coating), canvas print, metal print (aluminium dibond), poster print (canvas paper) |
Canvas on stretcher frame (canvas print) options: | 30x20cm - 12x8", 60x40cm - 24x16", 90x60cm - 35x24", 120x80cm - 47x31", 150x100cm - 59x39" |
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Frame: | not available |
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