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Sereno Elisha Payne
Original price was: $518.00.$259.00Current price is: $259.00.
Artist: Cecilia Beaux
A restrained, psychologically alert portrait by Cecilia Beaux, offered as a hand-painted oil on canvas reproduction that keeps the warmth and quiet authority of the original.
Description
Description
Critics and curators have long pointed to this portrait as evidence of what set Cecilia Beaux apart from her contemporaries: a sitter rendered with such command that the picture reads less as a record of appearance than as a study of temperament. That reputation has held for over a century, and it rests entirely on decisions made at the easel, in the handling of paint rather than in any anecdote attached to the sitter.
About Sereno Elisha Payne
The composition of Sereno Elisha Payne keeps its focus narrow and disciplined, centring on the face and upright bearing of the male subject with a restraint that gives the picture its authority. Light falls across the features in a way that models the structure of the head without theatrics, and the surrounding space is kept deliberately quiet, subdued in tone, so that nothing competes with the sitter for the attention of the viewer. This is portraiture built on withholding rather than display.
Beaux worked within the academic tradition of late nineteenth-century American painting, but her brushwork has the fluency and directness that invite comparison with John Singer Sargent, a painter working in the same decades and toward similar ends. Her palette here favours warm, luminous flesh tones against an atmospheric ground, a pairing that lends the sitter presence without sentiment. The picture belongs to a mature phase of her career, when her formal commissions had become studies in psychological observation as much as likeness.
ByMuseum offers this painting as a hand-painted oil painting reproduction, an oil on canvas reproduction built by a trained painter rather than output by a printer. The artist works to match the warm tonal range and the subdued atmosphere of the original, laying the paint by hand so that the brushwork and surface texture read at true scale, the way the picture was meant to be seen and not the way a photograph flattens it.
The hand-painted reproduction
What keeps this portrait under attention is its refusal to overstate its subject, and owning a painted version of that restraint means keeping something of the original discipline in the room where it hangs. Each order includes:
- A hand-painted reproduction in oil on canvas
- A choice of sizes to suit the wall it will hang on
- Gallery-ready presentation on arrival
- A certificate of authenticity
- Painted to order in 2 to 3 weeks, then delivered in 5 to 7 days
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Each ByMuseum artwork is a hand-painted oil painting reproduction created by trained artists on high-quality cotton canvas. Every piece is reviewed, finished, and packed according to the framing option you select.
Empty walls flatten a room. A classical artwork restores structure and visual hierarchy. One painting defines the space, anchors furniture, and establishes identity.
Delivery up to 25 days
Worldwide shipping included. Each painting is produced to order and safely packed for international transport.
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Authentic hand-painted reproduction
Real brushwork, layered oil paint, and durable pigments on museum-quality canvas.
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If the result does not meet expectations, return it for a full refund.
Unframed — Rolled in Tube
Your artwork is painted on premium cotton canvas, then shipped safely rolled in a rigid tube with extra blank canvas border — ready for stretching or framing locally.
Framed — Ready to Hang
Select a handcrafted frame and we’ll deliver your painting fully assembled, protected, and ready to hang.
For safe shipping, framing is available up to a maximum size. Larger sizes will automatically disable the frame option.
Stretched Canvas
Choose “Stretched” to receive your canvas mounted on wooden stretcher bars — perfect if you’ll frame it later or display it as-is.
Gallery Wrap
Gallery Wrap is a deeper, 1.5" style stretcher. The canvas wraps around the sides and is stapled on the back for a clean, modern, frameless look.
Insured Express Delivery
We ship with UPS, FedEx, or DHL straight to your door. You’ll receive a tracking number as soon as your order leaves our studio. Typical delivery is 4–5 business days after dispatch; large, framed, or stretched pieces may take longer depending on the safest shipping route.
Unframed canvases are protected with a film, carefully rolled, and secured inside a rigid shipping tube.
Stretched, Gallery Wrapped, and Framed paintings are wrapped, cushioned with foam protection, and boxed for safe transit.
