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Martha Tracy Frey'She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not', Girl in a Gingham Dress, 1940's, Folk Art1944
1944
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CHF 2,314.35
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NOK 29,470.40
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A sensitively painted portrait of the artist's daughter, Nancy, aged two and a half, shown wearing a floral-striped, jade green gingham dress.
Signed lower right, 'Martha Tracy Frey' (American, 1915-2010) and painted 1944; additionally inscribed verso 'Picture of Nancy Jane Frey from life-sized photograph when about 2 1/2. Painted by her mother in 1944.' This Kern County artist, art teacher and author studied at art at UCLA and painted and taught for over sixty years.
- Creator:Martha Tracy Frey (1915 - 2010)
- Creation Year:1944
- Dimensions:Height: 20.13 in (51.14 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 0.13 in (3.31 mm)
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- Condition:minor toning, minor corner bumping, minor restoration, minor marks; unframed.
- Gallery Location:Santa Cruz, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3445128081
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