Hazel Finck (American, 1894-1977) Design for Living

Description:

Hazel Finck (American, 1894-1977)

Design for Living, 1940
Signed "finck" l.r., titled in pencil on the stretcher, titled and dated on a label
affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in. (50.5 x 61.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor retouch, rippling, surface grime.

N.B. According to a label affixed to the stretcher, Design for Living was exhibited at the 12th Annual New Jersey State exhibition, Montclair, in 1942, and in a two-man show at the Irvington Museum in 1943. A second label recounts the artist's description of this scene as "...typical of small houses in small towns all over the country."
Estimate $800-1,200

The full text of the descriptive label reads, "Design for Living/This is like a pattern for a hooked rug and never varied all summer. Finally realized it was typical of small houses in small towns all over the country."


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