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Pencil sketch of a nude seated woman with crossed legs, head bowed, holding a long upright object, with a faint second figure behind her.

Seated Female Figure, Study for Iowa State Capitol Panel

Pencil study on paper showing a seated female figure, nude, with legs crossed and head bowed as she holds a long upright object before her. Faint sketched lines suggest a second figure behind, and a faint curved arc runs across the top.

Artist
Kenyon Cox
Date
ca. 1905
Medium
pencil on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2374 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1910).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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