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Ruth Sigrid GrafstromGlamorous Palm Beach Portrait with Sun Hat - Mid Century Female Illustrator 1947
1947
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The mid-century glamour portrait of an elegant, long-necked woman in silhouette with a straw sun hat. Signed and dated Grafstrom Palm Beach 1947 - Condition is good with some scatter toning to the paper, otherwise presents quite well for a watercolor 76 years old. Nicely framed under glass - Framed Dimensions: 19 x 14.5
- Creator:Ruth Sigrid Grafstrom (1905 - 1986, American)
- Creation Year:1947
- Dimensions:Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Condition:Condition is good with some scatter toning to to the paper, otherwise presents quite well for a watercolor 76 years old.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385311806862
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As the viewers eyes goes from left to right - all six silhouettes read as fashion hieroglyphs in a sentence with a visual rhythm and cadence. . Initialed JG lower right., Matted but not framed. Published: Life Magazine, March 17th, 1910. Provenance: Honey and Wax Bookstore ________________________________ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessie Gillespie Willing (March 28, 1888 – August 1, 1972) was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of illustration. She was considered the foremost silhouette illustrator of her time, although she did traditional illustration as well. Willing illustrated for books and magazines including Life, The Ladies' Home Journal, Woman's Home Companion, Mother and Child, McClure's Magazine, Childhood Education, the Sunday Magazine, Association Men (the magazine of the YMCA), Farm and Fireside, Every Week, Children: The Magazine for Parents (which became Parents Magazine), and the American Magazine. 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