Charles Thwaites Oil Portrait on Board of a Woman
Item Details
An oil portrait on board of a woman by listed American artist Charles Thwaites (1904-2002), created in 1956. This nearly half-body portrait features a three-quarter view of a blonde woman wearing a pearl necklace and a dress, seated in a red velvet interior. The work is signed and dated ‘Taos 1956’. It is presented in a decorative gold-tone wood frame.
Although he began studying engineering, Charles Thwaites eschewed engineering to study art at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee under Gerrit V. Sinclair. In the 1930s, he worked as a WPA artist painting murals in various states. He married Antoinette Gruppe (1908-1991), another WPA artist, in 1941; he and his wife eventually settled in New Mexico where Thwaites became known for his portrait series of Taos Pueblo natives. His work has been exhibited by numerous institutions including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Milwaukee Art Center, and the West Bend Art Museum, among others.
Condition
- wear throughout frame includes scratches, stains, and finish loss scattered throughout.
Dimensions
- measurement of frame; visible image measures approximately 17.25" W x 23.25" H.
Item #
17DCC308-549
