July 14 & 15, 2020 Fine & Decorative Arts
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/14/2020
Oil on canvas impressionist portrait by the American artist Martha Walter. A Philadelphia native, she studied at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where she was taught by William Merritt Chase. There she won several awards and a scholarship which she used to travel abroad. After her travels, she settled in Gloucester, Massachusetts and also maintained a studio in New York. In New York, she taught at Chase's New York School of Art. Walter is known for her use of color and her intimate portrayals of small children. This is a fine example of her portraiture strengths. Martha Walter's estate was represented in the late 1950's by David David Gallery in Philadelphia.
Item Dimensions: Frame: 35" x 29".
Artist
MARTHA WALTER (American, 1875 - 1976).
Title
PORTRAIT OF A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WITH HER DOLL.
Signature
Signed lower right "MARTHA WALTER".
Condition
Very good, relined.