Oil on canvas. Featuring abstract composition. Signed and attr. Gertrude Greene (American, 1911-1956). 20 x 15 in. (51 x 38 cm). Among the first abstract artists to make sculptures, Gertrude Greene was a largely self-taught painter and sculptor and a seminal figure in the American avant-garde. While living in Paris from 1931-32, Greene was influenced by such avant-garde European and Russian artistic movements as Constructivism, Surrealism, and Cubism. In her own work, she combined geometric shapes and biomorphic forms and alternated between hard-edged finishes and expressive, sketchy brushstrokes. Towards the end of her life, Greene used her palette knife to create richly textured paintings that would garner her critical acclaim. PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate

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