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Girl with Lace Cap, n.d.

Alice Kellogg Tyler (1862–1900)

A painted portrait of a young girl wearing a white ruffled bonnet and a light-colored garment, gazing sideways with a somber expression against a dark background.

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  • Title

    Girl with Lace Cap

  • Date

    n.d.

  • Artist Name

    Alice Kellogg Tyler

  • Artist’s Life Dates

    1862–1900

  • Item Title

    Painting

  • Materials

    Oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Hull-House Collection

Not on view

Dramatic contrasts define this portrait of a young girl. She turns her head, brown eyes cast down; her red lips are vivid against pale skin. The visible, loose brushwork of the girl’s lace bonnet shows the artist’s facility with the “modern” strategies of Impressionism.

 

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