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Cecelia Beaux
Sita and Sarita, c. 1921
Beaux was one of several Gilded Age painters to challenge conventions of traditional portraiture by choosing daring poses and gestures as well as unusual vantage points from which to depict sitters. Here, the gaze of the cat is an alluring substitute for the sitter's averted eyes. The bent forefinger of Sarah's left hand tickling the cat coyly signals the viewer to draw near. |