NELL BLAINEMykonos.Watercolor on paper, 1959. 550x460 mm; 21¾x18¼ inches. Signed, dated, dedicated and inscribed with the title in ink, lower left recto.Provenance: The artist, New York; Dilys Evans, New York; thence by descent to the current owner, private collection, New Mexico.Blaine (1922-1996) became the youngest member of the American Abstract Artists group in 1944 at the age of 22. Known for creating colorful works in a carefree, lighthearted manner and her strong personality, she thrived in the New York art scene of the 1940s. Toward the end of the decade, she decided to leave the city, which resulted in a period of seclusion. The current lot was created during her stay in Mykonos, where Blaine contracted polio. She returned to New York for treatment and eventually settled in a studio on Riverside Drive.