Evelyn Borchard Metzger Oil Painting on Board "Anemones"
Item Details
An oil painting, appearing to use airbrush techniques on board, of flowers, titled Anemones, attributed to listed artist Evelyn Borchard Metzger. This work depicts the red and white flowers in glass vase, the arrangement dimly lit from the front. The piece is faintly signed what appears to read ‘E. Metzger ’66’ to its left side, and is presented in a wooden frame with a textile liner and a wire for hanging. There is a notation in marker, giving the title and artist’s information, to the verso.
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
- fair; minor wear and scratches to frame and verso; stains to liner; residue and marks throughout composition.
Dimensions
- measures the frame; visible image measures 23.25" W x 31.25" H.
Item #
17LEX208-006
