An oil painting portrait of a woman. The painting is dominated by by a woman sitting near water, looking down. The woman is wearing blue shorts and a red shirt with a red scarf around her head. The background is primarily yellow, blue and green with visible thick, short brush strokes. The artist si…
An oil painting portrait of a woman. The painting is dominated by by a woman sitting near water, looking down. The woman is wearing blue shorts and a red shirt with a red scarf around her head. The background is primarily yellow, blue and green with visible thick, short brush strokes. The artist signature is written in black ink in the brhc. Au verso, written in blue ink in the top rhc, “PROPERTY OF LOU DE GRANDMAISON”. In the top rhc on the wooden frame in black ink, “#113”. In the centre on the left side of the wooden frame is a purple ink stamp. The first two lines of text are illegible and under them is, “25”. The same stamp, however even less legible, is also on the right side of the frame in the centre.
A pastel drawing portrait of a woman. A young woman dominates the drawing. The woman has shoulder-length curly/wavy brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a pink top or dress that is cut low across her chest and exposes her shoulders. The background is cream and beige. The artist signature is wri…
A pastel drawing portrait of a woman. A young woman dominates the drawing. The woman has shoulder-length curly/wavy brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a pink top or dress that is cut low across her chest and exposes her shoulders. The background is cream and beige. The artist signature is written in black in the bottom rhc.
A charcoal drawing of a woman lying on a bed with bent knees and her head on a pillow. On viewer’s left the woman has her right arm raised with her hand on her cheek. The drawing is done on a piece of hotel stationery: stamped logo hotel left-hand corner with “COVERS AN ENTIRE BLOCK” printed undern…
A charcoal drawing of a woman lying on a bed with bent knees and her head on a pillow. On viewer’s left the woman has her right arm raised with her hand on her cheek. The drawing is done on a piece of hotel stationery: stamped logo hotel left-hand corner with “COVERS AN ENTIRE BLOCK” printed underneath, right-hand corner “ONE OF AMERICA’S EXCEPTIONAL HOTELS, DAVENPORT HOTEL, LOUIE M. DAVENPORT, PRESIDENT” underneath “SPOKANE, WASHINGTON”. Written in pen mid-to-right hand side under drawing “1931 Spokane, Wash. Sketch by Nicholas de Grandmaison on our honeymoon in Spokane Wash.”