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Ethelyn Cobb
'Birds of Paradise, Hawaii', Mid-century, New York Woman Artist, Woodstock, ASL

1962

About the Item

Signed lower right, 'Ethelyn Pratt Cobb' (American, 1884-1973) and dated, verso, 1962. Additionally signed and inscribed, verso, 'Tropical Flowers in our cabin in Hawaii - before crossing the Pacific Ocean, 1962. Painted on our return from three months on the continent'. Ethelyn Pratt Cobb studied at the Art Students League in New York City with Frank Vincent DuMond, Woodstock Landscape School in New York with John Carlson, Columbia University in New York with Arthur Wesley Dow and at Cranbrook Academy, Michigan. Cobb taught in New York at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn before moving to Buffalo in 1922. She exhibited with success and was a member of the Studio Club, New York City, the National Society of Craftsmen, Guild of Allied Arts, the Patteran Society (1936-1972) and Buffalo Society of Artists (1922-1936). She received Honorable Mentions at Art Students League, Woodstock Summer School and Buffalo Society of Artists. Ethelyn Cobb's work can be found in private and public collections including the permanent collections of the Albright-Knox Art Museum and Burchfield-Penney Art Center in Buffalo, among others. Her work has been featured in exhibition catalogues including 'The Wayward Muse', Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Gerdts and Krane (1987) and 'Arthur Wesley Dow: His Art & Influence', Spanierman Galleries, NYC (1999). Reference: Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Peter Hastings Falk, Sound View Press 1999, Vol. 1, p. 675; AskArt, et al.
  • Creator:
    Ethelyn Cobb (1884 - 1973, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1962
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor restoration, minor losses; unframed. shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3447851272

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