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Honora Berg
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Leaning Nude

Mid 20th Century

$1,500
£1,139.55
€1,329.22
CA$2,148.69
A$2,179.78
CHF 1,239.84
MX$26,482.08
NOK 14,581.45
SEK 14,631.99
DKK 9,938.35

About the Item

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Leaning Nude Standing nude woman by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Bold depiction of a nude woman with dark hair. The model is rendered in light greys, with multicolored highlights of green, red, and white. She is facing away from the viewer and leaning against a piece of furniture. One of her legs is bent with the flat of her foot visible. The furniture she leans on is bright orange, contrasting with the greens and ochres that compose the majority of the background. The brushstrokes are energetic and fluid. Initialed and numbered on verso "HB 164" (for Larry Miller Fine Art inventory of Honora Berg Estate pieces) Provenance: Estate of Honora Berg, Larry Miller Fine Art, Estate of Larry Miller, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Paper size: 24" H x 18" W Image size: 23.13" H x 17.13" W Mat size: 32.13" H x 28" W From the estate of Larry Miller (1958-2003). Larry was a specialist in bay area abstract artists and purchased numerous bay area artists estates. Honora Berg, an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist, studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell — David Park's aunt — suggested a move to California in 1951 to study under Park. She exhibited at the 25th Annual Drawing, Print and Sculpture Exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1961.
  • Creator:
    Honora Berg (1897 - 1985, American)
  • Creation Year:
    Mid 20th Century
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 32.13 in (81.62 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)Depth: 0.25 in (6.35 mm)
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  • Condition:
    Good condition, minor tears to paper stabilized with archival tissue. Mat is new.
  • Gallery Location:
    Soquel, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: JMA 99161stDibs: LU54216603232

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