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DiaporamaThe Empress Dowager, Tze Hsi, of China
Acrylic On Canvas- WallArt
- Impressionistic Portraiture
1903
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art
katharine augusta carl (1865 – 1938)
Katharine Augusta Carl (1865-1938) was an American portrait painter renowned for her groundbreaking 1903 portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi. Explore her unique intercultural work, Parisian training & legacy in American art history.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (Washington, D.C., United States of America)
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About this artwork
- Title: The Empress Dowager, Tze Hsi, of China
- Artist: katharine augusta carl
- Year: 1903
- Format: Tall
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art
- Movement: Impressionistic Portraiture
- Medium type: WallArt
- Keywords: cultural exchange smithsonian , sarah pike conger diplomacy , chinese portrait tradition
- Color hue: Green to Violet Spectrum
Quick Facts
- Notable elements or techniques: Diplomatic gesture; Portraiture
- Year: 1903
- Dimensions: 297.2 × 173.4 cm (117 × 68 1/4 in)
- Title: The Empress Dowager, Tze Hsi, of China
- Artist: Katharine Augusta Carl
- Movement: Orientalism
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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