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THE CINCINNAT

ONE OF DUVENECK'S BEST PORTRAITS IS ALSO ONE OF THE LEAST KNOWN

Painting of His Sister Shows Much of the Finest Work of This Master-- Has Passed Into a Private Collection.

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The illustration is from a portrait of Miss Mary Duveneck, which was painted by Frank Duveneck and was a part of the collection of his paintings which the master had in the home in Covington where he lived so many years.  It is little known except to the chosen few who were frequenters of the Duveneck home during the lifetime of the artist and his sister, but is one of the most complete and charming of Duveneck's portraits of women.

 The color throughout is of great beauty and the subtle modeling and exquisite drawing mark it as coming from a master who knew no limitations. The portrait is as fresh and as rich in color as the day it was painted.  It is carried to as high a pitch and finish as any Duveneck has ever produced.

The portrait was painted in 1880, when Miss Mary Duveneck, better known as "Miss Molly," was quite a young woman.  In treatment it resembles the portrait of his wife, which was painted a few years later and which is part of the Duveneck collection in the Cincinnati museum.  In both the costume is carefully handled; every detail is frankly and truthfully painted and the textures rendered with remarkable dexterity, never losing the great breadth and simplicity for which Duveneck was so justly famous.

The portrait of Miss Duveneck is one of the finest examples of the lightness of handling which Duveneck often used when he painted the portraits of women. It has recently passed into a private collection, but we hope it will not be lost to the public. 
MARY L. ALEXANDER.