Description Helen Maria Turner (American/New Orleans, 1858-1958), "Portrait of Ann Spencer", 1925, oil on canvas, signed and inscribed "N.Y." lower left, "The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.", "The National Arts Club, New York, NY" and "The Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH" exhibition labels on back , 40 in. x 30 1/4 in., framed with envelope; together with handwritten letter from the artist to the sitter's family, Dec. 29, 1925, framed. (2 pcs.) Provenance: Commissioned directly from the artist by Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spencer, New York (parents of the sitter), 1925-1964; thence by descent to Ann Spencer Pratt, New York (sitter), 1964-1972; thence by descent to Lawrence Spencer Pratt , New York (sitter), 1964-1972; thence by descent to Lawrence Spencer Pratt, Massachusetts (sitter's son), 1972-1992; Blake Benton, New York, 1992-1996; Private Collection. Exh. : "Member's Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture" National Arts Club, New York, Jan. 13 - Feb. 6, 1926; Grand Central Art Gallery, New York, Mar., 1926; "Tenth Exhibition of Contemporary American Oil Paintings", Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1926; "Paintings by Helen M. Turner, N. A.", multiple locations, 1926-1927; "Helen M. Turner, NA A Retrospective Exhibition", multiple locations, 1983-1984 and illustrated in accompanying catalogue, p. 16.
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