Extraordinary Gifts: Selected Paintings from The Procter and Gamble Collection at the Cincinnati Art Museum February 15, 2003 to September 12, 2004 Extraordinary Gifts: Selected Paintings from The Procter and Gamble Collection at the Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati Art Museum logo
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Frank Duveneck (1848–1919)
Lady in Red, ca. 1885
oil on canvas
26 x 20 in.

   Cincinnati’s most famous artist, Frank Duveneck, was actually a Kentuckian raised on Greenup Street in Covington. In the history of American art, Duveneck’s fame rests mainly on his early work, produced while studying at the Academy in Munich, Germany. Characterized by the use of dark colors, somber lighting, and expressive brushwork, Duveneck’s best-known piece, The Whistling Boy, is an excellent example of his early style. By 1880 however, Duveneck was living primarily in Italy, where his approach to painting changed somewhat. Perhaps under the influence of Italian light and scenery he began to use brighter colors and more direct lighting techniques, also possibly reflecting the developments of the Impressionists. Using the strong complimentary colors red and green as well as dramatic brushstrokes, this portrait of an Italian peasant woman showcases Duveneck’s later work.