Graphite drawing of a woman's head and bare shoulders with curly hair, surrounded by sketches of lily-like flowers and handwritten notes on pale paper.

Study for Female Figure and Flowers

A graphite sketch on pale paper shows a partially draped woman's head and shoulders with curly hair, turned slightly to the left. Surrounding her are numerous loose studies of lily-like blossoms and stems, some with handwritten notes in the margins.

Artist: Kenyon Cox
Date: ca. 1900
Medium: Graphite on wove paper
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 2609 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1905).
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, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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