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Nell Blair Walden Blaine

Nell Blaine Abstraction

Documentation

Signed

Origin

United States

Period

1920-1949

Materials

India Ink on paper

Dimensions

W.	14 in;	H.	17 in;	D.	1 in;
W.	35.56 cm;	H.	43.18 cm;	D.	2.54 cm;

Condition

Good.

Creation Date

1940s

Description

During her first years in New York Blaine's work, which had previously been tightly realist, turned abstract, inspired by Mondrian, Leger and Jean Helion. At one time she was the youngest member of the American Abstract Artists. She was also a founding member of the Jane Street Gallery, one of Manhattan's earliest artists' cooperatives, and had her first solo show there in 1945. Blaine's works are included in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, The Brooklyn Museum, National Academy of Design and The Hirshhorn Museum.

Styles / Movements

Abstract Expressionism, Illustration

Dealer Reference Number

LU804815764252

Incollect Reference Number

320351