NELL BLAINE
Hudson River View.

Watercolor, color pastels and pencil on wove paper, 1961. 226x303 mm; 9x12 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower left recto. With the artist's ink stamp address on the frame back.

Provenance: The artist, New York; private collection, Chicago.

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. After contracting polio in 1959, Blaine was told she would never paint again, but she managed to continue her creative output by drawing and painting with watercolors.