The Bruce Child

1880

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 764

Mainly based in Philadelphia, Beaux was the most celebrated woman figure painter working in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. She achieved her first commercial success with naturalistic portraits on porcelain, a popular art form pursued by both professional artists and amateurs. Having trained for just one month with the French ceramicist Camille Piton—an experience that strengthened Beaux’s technical precision and sensitivity to color—she quickly obtained a reputation for her depictions of children, which she noted "parents nearly wept over."

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Provenance

Title: The Bruce Child
Decorator: Cecilia Beaux (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1855–1942 Gloucester, Massachusetts)
Date: 1880
Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Enamel on porcelain
Dimensions: Diam. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
Credit Line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 2002
Object Number: 2002.214
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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