Lot description
Nellie Augusta Knopf (1875-1962) - Monterey Bay. 9.5" x 11.5" framed, 8.25" x 10.25" unframed. Signed by the artist in the lower right. Nellie Knopf was a deaf artist from Illinois, internationally recognized for her inspirational seascape and western landscape paintings. She was a teacher and Director of Art at Illinois Woman's College (later MacMurray College) for 43 years and, starting in 1921, was a traveling artist who often visited the West for inspiration. Accompanying this piece are copies of photos of the artist and the previous owner, a pamphlet from a Nellie Knopf exhibition at the Springfield Art Association's Gallery of Art (titled A Life in Full Color), and a small collection of biographical documents and news clippings about the artist.