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NELL BLAINE Self Portrait.
Pen and ink and wash on paper, 1958. 302x227 mm; 12x9 inches. Signed, dated and dedicated in ink, lower recto, and inscribed "Self Sketch" in ink, verso.
With— Dilys Reading. Lithograph, 1961. 215x330 mm; 8 1/2x13 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dedicated and inscribed "artist's proof" in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression.
Provenance: The artist, New York; Dilys Evans, New York; thence by descent to the current owner, private collection, New Mexico.
Blaine (1922-1996) became the youngest member of the American Abstract Artists group in 1944 at the age of 22. Known for creating colorful works in a carefree, lighthearted manner and her strong personality, she thrived in the New York art scene of the 1940s. Toward the end of the decade, she decided to leave the city, which resulted in a period of seclusion. After contracting polio in 1959, Blaine was told she would never paint again, but she managed to continue her creative output by drawing and painting with watercolors.
