Dated: Circa 1925, Medium: Oil on canvas, Dimensions: 66.04*71.12 cm (26*28 in) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Description: Oil on canvas in the manner of Richard Edward Miller. This subject, a decoratively dressed comely woman in a sunroom, was one of Miller's most popular. He introduced the subject while working in France, where he studied and lived from 1899 to 1914. The composition of Portrait of a Seated Woman Before a Mirror is similar to a number of other works Miller painted in Provincetown in which the model is seated in profile, facing left, dressed in a white, tiered skirt - with the blue chaise, rectangular mirror, and writing desk often included. This characterized Miller's method of working from his earliest days in Paris. He would use the same objects, kept in his studio, repeatedly. They were convenient props which he would vary by color, placement, and reaction to light, just as he altered his figures' poses slightly. He might also change the color of his models' hair to suit his color scheme. Miller was after decorative effect, not unvarnished reality. It should be noted that while the model in this painting is unknown, she is definitely not Miller's wife, or his daughter. Miller paid his models, some of whom he knew socially, such as Marjorie Ball, wife of his former student Robert E. Ball, who has been described as one of Miller's favorite models, or Josephine Young, daughter of William H. Young, a friend of Miller's and founder (1914) of the Provincetown Art Association. Provenance: Property of a Private Collector, Palm Beach. This painting will be sent with a new frame. Stunning painting in the manner of the artist. This piece is sold In the Manner/Style of the artist. Lots that do not carry established documented provenance nor any past auction record are described in this catalog as "in the manner/style of". Pieces are being sold "As Is". No additional information regarding provenance will be provided after the auction. Our definition of “In the manner/style of”: The auction house believes that the work is done in the manner or style of the named artist and possibly after their lifetime, but the actual authorship is unknown. It is fully bidders' responsibility to check, read the description well and review the photos of this item or lot before bidding. In this sense, you can evaluate the article or lot based on your knowledge. Customers must agree to purchase our item acknowledging the descriptions presented. You can bid with absolute confidence on this fabulous artwork. To the winning bidder, enjoy and congratulations on winning the magnificent fine artwork! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Artist information: Richard E. Miller (March 22, 1875-January 23, 1943) was an American Impressionist painter and a member of the Giverny Colony of American Impressionists. Miller was primarily a figurative painter, known for his paintings of women posing languidly in interiors or outdoor settings. Miller grew up in St. Louis, studied in Paris, and then settled in Giverny. Upon his return to America, he settled briefly in Pasadena, California and then in the art colony of Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he remained for the rest of his life. Miller was a member of the National Academy of Design in New York and an award-winning painter in his era, honored in both France and Italy, and a winner of France's Legion of Honor. Over the past several decades, he has been the subject of a retrospective exhibition and his work has been reproduced extensively in exhibition catalogs and featured in a number of books on American Impressionism. Miller seemed to turn to highly decorative works of attractive young women in their dressing gowns or kimono about 1904 and these are the works that he is best known for. He would spend summers in the American Art Colony of Giverny, which grew around Claude Monet's estate at about 1906, where he became close friends with Frederick Frieseke, another Impressionist painter. While a number of the American artists in Giverny taught, most of their instruction was informal. In contrast, Miller had an excellent reputation as a teacher and a number of his students followed him to Giverny, including John "Jack" Frost, the son of the well-known illustrator A. B. Frost, who followed him to Giverny in 1909. That same summer he met a young woman painter from Maine, Harriette Adams, who would later become his wife. Miller was back in his hometown of St. Louis in the spring of 1910, but it is not known how long he remained there—probably just a few months—because he was back in Giverny that summer. In the 1910s, having spent several summers painting in Giverny and in Brittany, Miller heightened the light and color of his palette and began placing his alluring female models, colorfully clad and decorously posed, in boudoirs and sunrooms. With the outbreak of World War I, Miller returned to the United States, staying for a short time in California, before finally settling in Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1917. There he continued his practice of setting his models in studio-designed sunrooms. Seating his models in front of the windows and doors of his studio, opening to his garden, Miller then added assorted furnishings kept in his studio, such as textiles, apparel, a few key pieces of furniture and various knick-knacks, to suggest a sunroom setting. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Shipping: On completion of payment 5 CONTINENTS ART will help coordinate shipping. 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