Sita and Sarita by Cecilia Beaux https://www.nga.gov/artworks/166425-sita-and-sarita
This portrait by Cecilia Beaux portrays the artist’s cousin, Sarah Allibone Leavitt, dressed in white with her black cat on her shoulder. Beaux was recognized not only for her bold painting technique, but also for her ability to imbue her female subjects with wit and intelligence, rendering them more than just mere objects of beauty.
The Washington Star (16 December 1923): 2: 13.