Description: This is an 10 by 8 inch (image size) original etching. It depicts two snails near some weeds. It was done by listed New York artist Eleanor Modrakowska in 1935. It was done on a 14 1/2 by 9 1/2 inch paper. There is no mat or frame. It will be shipped for $15 via USPS or UPS. Eleanor Modrakowska was born in College Point, New York in 1879 . She was a painter and etcher who painted mainly portraits, landscapes, and flower studies. She went to Europe at the age of years where she immediately developed a love for art and frequently visited museums in Firenze and Manchen. At age 14 she had her first teacher, the Czechoslovakian artist Anton Azbe. Upon her return to the US, she studied in New York at the Art Students League. Modrakowska became well-known for bold, vital brushstrokes and her use of brilliant colors. She was a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, the Society of American Etchers, and the Chicago Society of Etchers. She lived for an unspecified time in Colorado, Wisconsin and Lake Placid, N.Y. besides her apparently longest residence in Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y. Among other places she exhibited at the Kraushaar Gallery in New York and her drypoint self-portrait (Reflection) dating from 1936 is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. It was a gift from the Chicago Society of Etchers. She died in New York in 1955.
Price: 250 USD
Location: Westfield, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-12-08T17:04:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Features: Signed
Width (Inches): 8
Production Technique: Etching
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Subject: Two Snails
Size: Small (up to 12in.)
Material: Etching
Height (Inches): 10
Print Surface: Paper
Date of Creation: 1900-1949
Framing: Unframed
Artist: Eleanor Modrakowska
Year of Production: 1935
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Style: Realism
Color: Black
Signed: Yes
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Type: Print
