Mood
1927
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
Kathleen McEnery Cunningham
United States
(Brooklyn, NY, 1885 - 1971, Rochester, NY)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Gift of a group of friends of the artist
Accession Number:
1927.9
Location: Not currently on view
Kathleen McEnery’s artistic career drastically changed course after her marriage to Frank Cunningham and subsequent relocation to Rochester. Early on, she studied in New York City with Robert Henri, exhibited two paintings in the pioneering 1913 Armory Show, and continued her education in Paris. Although she continued to paint, her work consisted primarily of intimate portraits of friends and acquaintances. Marjorie Quetchenbach, one of McEnery’s friends, served as the model for this portrait. The title Mood, however, identifies the moment and personality of the sitter rather than her name.
[Forman Gallery, Summer 2015]