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Sylvia Bernstein
Portrait of a Young Woman

ca. 1960

About the Item

Sylvia Bernstein (1918-1990). Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1960. Gouache on paper, image measures 9.5 inch h.., 10 inches w. ; 17 x 17 inches framed measurement. Signed lower right. Excellent condition. Born : New York City Education : National Academy of Design Exhibits (group) Juried Shows at : Allied Artists; Audubon Artists; National Society of Painters in Casein; Hudson River Museum; Butler Institute of American Art; Portland Summer Art Festival; Columbia Painting Biennial; Columbia Museum; Riverside Museum; Brick Store Museum; First National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua, New York; New York City Center; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Philadelphia Watercolor Annual; Brooklyn Museum International Watercolor Exhibition; Art-USA; J & M Ringling Museum; 9th Annual American Watercolor Traveling Show; Whitney Museum of American Art; Parrish Museum; American Academy of Arts and Letters; Wadsworth Atheneum. Solo Exhibits 1956 Ruth White Gallery; 1959 Ruth White Gallery; 1959 Silvermine Guild of Artists; 1960 Ruth White Gallery. Awards : National Association of Women Artists, 1954, 1957; New York City Center 1956; 1957 Honorable Mention National Arts Club, Allied Artists, Jane C. Stanley Memorial Award, Grumbacher Award in Watercolor at New England Painting Annual, Gold Medal at National Arts Club; 1958 Nancy A. Fuller Award at Silvermine Annual; Grumbacher Award at First Exhibition of American Art; 1959 Laura M. Gross Memorial Award at New England Painting Annual; Brick Store Museum award in Watercolor; Hudson River Museum Award in Oil and Collage. Holdings : Franklin Delano Roosevelt Hospital; Hudson River Museum; New York University; Butler Institute of American Art; Whitney Museum of American Art; Wadsworth Atheneum; Ball State Teachers College; New York University; Norfolk Museum; Columbia Museum of Art; Stanford University.
  • Creator:
    Sylvia Bernstein (1918 - 1990, American)
  • Creation Year:
    ca. 1960
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.25 in (43.82 cm)Width: 17.25 in (43.82 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
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  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Wilton Manors, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU245213417362

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