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Esther Phillips Portrait Watercolor Painting, 1957

January 28th 2024 @ 8:39pm EST
Winning Bid
$255

Item Details

Esther Phillips (Pittsburgh/New York, 1902 – 1983)
Untitled (seated woman), 1957
Watercolor painting on paper
Signed to the lower right

Esther Phillips left Pittsburgh in the late 1930s to pursue a bohemian lifestyle in Greenwich Village. A member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, she immersed herself into local artistic circles, and among her artist friends were modernists Milton Weiss (American, 1912-1995) and Franz Kline (American, 1910-1962). Phillips’ work was often executed in watercolors at a quick pace, exhibiting the influence of Fauvism, Cubism, and artists such as Stuart Davis, Arthur Dove, and Georgia O’Keeffe. Frequent subjects include abstracted cityscapes, townscapes, and asylum scenes that feature vibrant colors, simple shapes, and overall flatness. Her work has been exhibited posthumously at multiple galleries such as the Carson Street Gallery, the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and the Borelli-Edwards Gallery, among others.

Condition

- slight toning to the paper; warping and wear to the edges of the sheet; tear to the paper through signature to the lower right with tape support to the verso; stains, toning, and wear to the mat.

Dimensions

12.5" W x 16.75" H x 0.1" D

- measures the frame; sight measures 9.5" W x 13.5" H.

Item #

ITMG881537

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