The Blessing of Sleep, study for a poster by Kenyon Cox

A pen and wash study on tan paper shows a winged female figure in a flowing robe standing at left, reaching toward a reclining sleeping figure on a couch at right. A window with a sunburst-like light sits behind them.

Artist

Kenyon Cox

Date

1899

Medium

Graphite, brush and black and gray wash on tan laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3159 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum