Jeannette Maxfield Lewis (1894-1982)
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Title:
"Village Scene in Old Mexico"
Date:
c. 1950
Size:
18 3/4" x 24 1/2" sight size
Medium:
Conte Crayon on paper
Signed:
Signed L. R.
Signed lower right
Provenance:
As relayed by the previous owner...
"Jeannette Maxfield Lewis was my father's aunt. She lived a few blocks from him in Fresno. This conte crayon was a wedding gift to my parents and has remained in the possession of the family until sold to Trotter Galleries".
A 1947-1948 trip to Mexico inspired prolific drawings, etchings, and paintings which were later shown in exhibitions both in Mexico and in California.
Provenance:
As relayed by the previous owner...
"Jeannette Maxfield Lewis was my father's aunt. She lived a few blocks from him in Fresno. This conte crayon was a wedding gift to my parents and has remained in the possession of the family until sold to Trotter Galleries".
A 1947-1948 trip to Mexico inspired prolific drawings, etchings, and paintings which were later shown in exhibitions both in Mexico and in California.
