Oil on canvas board, signed in oil in the lower left corner; 19 7/8 x 24 inches.
Bernstein was originally born in Poland. Her family emigrated to the U.S. shortly after Bernstein was born, and settled in Philadelphia. She studied at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (now the Moore College of Art and Design), and joined the Philadelphia Ten. She spent her summers in Gloucester, Massachusetts's art colony, reveling in the natural seaside beauty of the region. She and her husband, painter William Meyerowitz, moved to New York City in the 'teens, where her canvases reflected social issues of the day including Women's Suffrage, WWI, the Depression, and New York's poverty, immigration, and racism. She is also noted for her lively portraits that range from realistic to abstract over her long career. Her subjects include Charlie Parker, Polish composer Paderewski, Judy Garland, Martha Graham, along with many portraits of friends and family members. Bernstein lived to the age of 111 and created work from 1910 until about 1989.
