Majel Warfield (b. 1905)
Pair of Ballerinas
American: c. 1940s
Gouache on illustration board
Signed: Majel Warfield
20 x 24 inches, overall
$1,500, the pair
Majel Warfield Ballerinas
Original Illustrations, c. 1940s
Original Illustrations, c. 1940s
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Pair of illustrations depicting ballerinas in costume by the Louisiana artist Majel Warfield. Both dancers are wearing a floral wreath and blue slippers. Their dresses are of a similar gossamer style, one pink and the other blue. They were done in the Art Deco style.
Formerly sold at W. & J. Sloane's of San Francisco, as evident from the pencil notation on verso.
Majel Warfield was born in New Orleans in 1905 and studied under F. Grant. She became a member of the New Orleans Art Association and the Southern States Art League. She sold a great deal of work through W. & J. Sloane and is a listed artist, appearing in Who Was Who in American Art, and Davenport's.
Condition: Generally very good with the usual overall toning and light wear to edges. Boards slightly warped.