Marilyn Thompson

Pastel Portrait of a Shakespearean Woman with Pearls

1989

Delicate drawing of a woman by Palo Alto artist Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015). A woman wearing a pink vest and her hair pulled back sits looking to the viewer's right. She is rendered in loving detail, with smooth shading and glowing highlights. Of particular note are the details in her hair, jewelry, and folds of her skirt. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Acquired with a collection of her work. Presented in a new white mat with foam-core backing. Mat size: 26"H x 24"W Paper size: 23.75"Hx 19.75"W Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015) was born in Santa Paula. California. She received an art degree from San Jose State in 1950, after which she worked for H. M. Gousha, for whom she drew many illustrations of missions and other California sites. From the mid-1970s on, she did freelance drawing and painting, with lots of commercial work (pamphlet illustrations, posters, custom birthday cards...

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