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Female Illustrator, Flapper of 1800, Monochromatic

Creator: Anna Whelan Betts
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
A "Flapper of 1800" is depicted in profile with her maid holding a hat box and cradling a little monkey. The maid is a step to the right and a step behind her. Overlapping garments visually link the two as a double portrait. They form a single silhouetted figural group set against a grey wall. The painting communicated a spirit of glamour associated with the upper classes and was used to illustrate the story " Is the Young Person Coming Back, for Harper's Monthly Magazine, August 1924. Anna Betts and her sister, Ethel, are trailblazing female artists/illustrators. They studied under famed artist/teacher Howard Pyle, and while his academic training is evident in Anna Betts's style, Betts carved out her own style that still stands the test of time.
Signed lower right. Framed size 22 x 33

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Oil on Canvas glued to Board
Condition:	Good. Very good
Creation Date:	1924
Styles / Movements:	Post Impressionism, Contemporary, Illustration
Article References:	Harper's Monthly Magazine
Incollect Reference #:	747860

Dimensions

W.	18 in;	H.	29.5 in;
W.	45.72 cm;	H.	74.93 cm;

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.