Cecilia Beaux Artist

Cecilia Beaux (May 1, 1855 – September 7, 1942) was an American society portraitist, in the manner of John Singer Sargent. She was a near-contemporary of American artist Mary Cassatt and also received her training in Philadelphia and France. Her sympathetic renderings of the American ruling class made her one of the most successful portrait painters of her era.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 01, 1855
Birth place	Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
Nationality	United States
Date of death	September 07, 1942
Place of death	Gloucester Massachusetts