Elizabeth Nourse Oil Painting "Two Ladies with Small Painting"
Item Details
Elizabeth Nourse (Ohio/New York/France; 1859 – 1938)
Two Ladies with Small Painting
Oil painting on canvas
Appears to be unsigned
An oil painting on canvas by renowned Cincinnati artist Elizabeth Nourse (1859-1938). This painting titled ‘Two Ladies with Small Painting’ features two women wearing lace bonnets intently staring at a religious painting. The painting is housed in a gold gilt frame with hanging wire to the verso.
Born in Cincinnati, Elizabeth Nourse had an interest and natural talent in art at a young age. She began her formal studies at the McMicken School of Design (now the Art Academy of Cincinnati) where she excelled to the point of being one of the few chosen women to attend life drawing classes with live models taught by Thomas Noble. After studying at the Academy for seven years, she relocated to New York and attended classes at the Art Students League. In 1887, Nourse traveled to Paris where she furthered her education at the Academie Julian under the tutelage of Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. Significantly, she was the first American woman (and the second woman overall) instated as a member of the Societe Nationale des Artistes Francais. She continued to travel and paint throughout Europe, Russia, and North Africa, and became known for her portraits and rural landscapes. Her work has been featured in numerous institutions including the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Musee du Luxembourg, and the Cincinnati Art Museum, among others.
Condition
- craquelure with areas of lift across painting surface; scattered small areas of paint loss, most notably to upper and lower left corners; accretion to edges; areas of inpainting above right shoulder of standing woman and to both lower corners; minor chipping, cracking and wear to frame.
Dimensions
- measures frame; visible image measures 33.5" W x 43.5" H.
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Item #
19CIN023-511
