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Grace Martin Taylor
Grace Martin Taylor (Frame), (Town View), 1930, pastel, signed

1930

About the Item

West Virginia native Grace Martin Taylor, artist for the brightly colored pastel (TownView), attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Students League, NYC, as well as other institutions. Eventually she also taught and was a highly respected educator and administrator, retiring from the University of Charleston in 1956. Taylor was also a distant cousin of the artist Blanche Lazzell, one of the developers of the white-line woodcut technique. From 1929 on they frequently worked together summers, in Provincetown, MA, where Taylor also studied with Hans Hoffman. Taylor absorbed these modenist interests and developed a distinct Cubist-based style in the first half of the century. She made drawings, prints, and paintings, throughout her career. The Art Museum of the University of West Virginia has a complete set of her prints, primarily white-line woodcuts. This drawing, (Town View), 1930, is in delicate condition with old tape and repairs on the reverse. It is large for the medium and is densely covered with pastel. Fortunately the image itself is in very good condition. The dimensions are for the sheet. It is signed in chalk at the lower right-hand corner.
  • Creator:
    Grace Martin Taylor (1903 - 1995, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1930
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
  • Medium:
    Pastel
  • Movement & Style:
    American Modern
  • Period:
    1930-1939
  • Condition:
    This drawing is in delicate condition. The sheet is stained. There are defects, old tape patches, repairs at edges, and a two-inch repaired tear upper right.. There is a photo showing the reverse of the sheet. The drawing itself is in good condition.
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1410214744912

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