Evelyn Borchard Metzger Oil Painting on Wood Panel "Mardi Gras N. Orleans"

Item Details

An original oil painting on board by listed American artist Evelyn Borchard Metzger (1911-2007). This work, possibly from a series Metzger painted from her son’s photos from Mardi Gras, depicts a group of three people exchanging plastic beads near a chain link fence in New Orleans’ French Quarter. The work is singed on the verso ‘E. Metzger ’98’. It is presented ready to hang in a black and gold tone wood frame.

Born in New York City, Evelyn Borchard Metzger studied at Vassar College with Clarence Chatterton, and at the Art Students League with George Bridgman and Rafael Soyer. Though Metzger is best known for her paintings of New York City’s Central Park, she has also worked and painted in Mexico, France and other parts of the world, including a major exhibition at Galleria Muller in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1950. Metzger’s work is inspired by a variety of artistic styles, including Realism, Impressionism, Fauvism, and Cubism. Her works have been exhibited in The Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC, the Mexico-American Cultural Institute in Mexico City, the Bartholet Gallery in New York City, the Arsenal Gallery in New York City, among others.

Condition

-good; some wear to frame includes scratches, finish loss, and stains scattered throughout; small faint accretion spots concentrated in lower part of painting; dust and dirt residue collected along edge of painting; ripped paper backing.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; visible image measures approximately 17.5" W x 23.5" H.

Item #

17LEX208-014