Evelyn Borchard Metzger Oil Painting on Panel "Jim Reading"
Item Details
An original oil painting on board titled Jim Reading by listed American artist Evelyn Borchard Metzger (1911-2007). This portrait depicts the artist’s son Jim seated, reading a book that is resting in his lap. The work is initialed in the upper left ‘E.B.M. to J.B.M.’. It is presented in a black and gold tone wood frame with canvas liner. An additional oil painting is visible on the verso, depicting two reclined female nudes.
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
to Fair.
- toning and watermarks present to mat; marks to mat; chipping and wear to frame; warping to panel.
Dimensions
- frame measures; visible image measures 19" W x 26.75" H.
Item #
17LEX208-054
