Pauline Palmer

Provenance:

Private Collection

Robert Rice Gallery, Houston, Texas

Estate of Laura Simon Nelson, formerly married to Dr. James W. Nelson, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Crescent City Auction Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, sale of March 21-22, 2025, lot 499

Acquired from the above sale by the present owners

Exhibited:

Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, 34th Annual Exhibition by Artists of Chicago and Vicinity, January 30-March 30, 1930, no. 148

Chicago, Carson, Pirie, Scott, March 15-April 5, 1930

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, January 24-March 13, 1932, no. 159

Chicago, Association of Chicago Painters and Sculptors, June 1-July 1, 1932

Framed: 57 x 47 x 2 in.
The canvas has been relined and there is some evidence of restoration and varnish under UV light. The figure's face in particular has some inpainting. There are some minor scuff at the bottom of the canvas, and a few minor areas of loss to the surface around the extreme edges, for instance at bottom left and top right. Additional images available upon request.
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