MARION GREENWOOD (AMERICAN, 1909-1970) 'BLACK-EYED SUSAN,' CIRCA 1940, ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC PENCIL SIGNED BLACK & WHITE FIGURATIVE LITHOGRAPH PRINT, ORIGINAL GREEN MATTING & PERIOD, THIN-PROFILE WOODEN FRAME with WHITE WASHED SURFACE

[Celebrated 20th century American muralist, W.P.A. artist from Brooklyn, NY, who famed Mexican muralist painter Diego Rivera, once proclaimed that Marion Greenwood & her artist sister, were 'the greatest living women mural painters.']

(Circa 1940)

Pre-WWII Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) American visual artist's vintage figurative lithographs and printmaking 

DIMENSIONS: 

 Frame: 18 3⁄4" Height x 14 3⁄4" Width 

Image under matting: 12 1⁄2" Height x 9 1⁄4" Width 

Weight: 2 lbs. 7 oz.

PRINT TITLE: 

'BLACK-EYED SUSAN'

Limited edition, Pencil signed original lithograph

By MARION GREENWOOD

DESCRIPTION:

Offered is this recently found and estate fresh, framed black and white lithograph print on artist's paper, by the celebrated and well-listed early to mid-20th century American figurative painter and muralist Marion Greenwood, from Brooklyn, New York. The piece for sale is a wonderful, circa 1940 lithograph print, titled 'Black Eyed Susan,' which is actually an image of a young Chinese girl holding flowers, when Marion Greenwood joined her husband working in China and realized the print, immortalizing this young Chinese girl. It's pencil signed by the artist, with a cursive signature in the lower right print margin. The print appears to be in its original, period, white washed, thin-profile wooden frame with an 'Artist's Association of America' (AAA) paper label of originality and authenticity affixed to the rear brown paper dustcover. The print's wonderfully realized and demonstrates not only Marion Greenwood's demonstrated draughtsmanship skills and artistic talent but also the sheer emotive power and human expressiveness of her figurative works. Once the famed Mexican muralist painter Diego Rivera proclaimed that Marion Greenwood and her artist sister were 'The greatest living women mural painters.' Marion Greenwood is pictured in a well-known black and white photograph of her and the internationally celebrated and infamous Mexican muralist painter Diego Rivera in Mexico City, Mexico, where the two can be seen standing, reviewing preliminary drawings or documents together. A pet monkey wearing a woven wool sweater is perched on Diego Rivera's shoulders and looks on curiously. A truly splendid work by an important early to mid-20th century American artist, Marion Greenwood. Beautiful.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:

The well-listed and widely celebrated American figurative artist Marion Greenwood's life, was distinguished by a rich and varied experience in numerous parts of the world. She spent a great deal of time traveling in Europe, North Africa, Mexico and Asia, and completed a trip around the world. In Mexico she spent four years as part of the Mexican art movement, contributing an important series of murals for the walls of the University of San Nicolas Hidalgo in Morelia and for the Civic Center of Mexico City. Upon her return to the United States in 1936, she continued her mural work for the United States government as a Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) muralist painter, after which she resumed easel painting. She won the Second Carnegie Award for her painting 'Mississippi Girl.' She was represented in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Encyclopedia Britannica Collection, the American Art Collections of the Universities of Arizona and Georgia, and other important private collections. This work was inspired by a stay of almost two years in South China. During that time she joined her writer husband, who had for a number of years, lived and worked in various parts of China. This afforded her an unusual opportunity to gain an intimate knowledge of the Chinese people. Associated American Artists, 711 Fifth Avenue, New York 22, NY. All Reproduction Rights Reserved by A.A.A.

CONDITION:

Very Good to Excellent overall vintage condition.