Lillian Mathilde Genth (American, 1876-1953) Arab Girl

Description:

Lillian Mathilde Genth (American, 1876-1953)

Arab Girl
Signed "L Genth" l.r., identified on an exhibition label from Lillian M. Genth: A
Retrospective (see below) affixed to the back of the frame.
Oil on canvas, 40 x 34 in. (101.5 x 86.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Patch reinforcements, retouch, tear to canvas at stretcher edge u.l., craquelure, surface grime.

Provenance: Sotheby's Arcade Fine Arts: American and Latin American Art, Wednesday, December 15, 2004, Lot 109.

Literature: Hickory Museum of Art, Lillian Mathilde Genth, 1876-1953 (Hickory, North Carolina: Hickory Museum of Art, 1990). p. 36 (not illustrated).

Exhibitions: Lillian Mathilde Genth: A Retrospective, Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, North Carolina, March 17-May 27, 1990; St. John's Museum of Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 8-August 26, 1990, and Fine Arts Center at Cheekwood, Nashville, Tennessee, October 21-December 30, 1990.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

The left tacking edge is partially detached. There are three small (dime to quarter sized) repairs near the upper edge of the work. There is retouch along the lower edge. The craquelure is stable and the painting would benefit from cleaning.


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