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Muriel Backman
Old San Anselmo, California , Woman Post-Impressionist, Crocker Museum

1956

$1,650
£1,250.35
€1,440.89
CA$2,333.56
A$2,509.54
CHF 1,341.86
MX$30,264.38
NOK 16,968.71
SEK 15,460.68
DKK 10,766.61

About the Item

Certification of Authenticity stamped verso; titled verso, 'San Anselmo' and dated 1956. Muriel Backman exhibited widely and with success from the 1930's through the 1950's, including at the Crocker Art Museum, the Kingsley Art Club, the Berkeley YWCA and the Santa Cruz Art League. Muriel Backman is well-listed in relevant art reference works and her work is held in public and private collections including the permanent collection of the San Francisco Public Library. Reference: "Santa Cruz Art League Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin Moure.
  • Creator:
    Muriel Backman (1902 - 1996, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1956
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.88 in (37.8 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor craquelure, original pin holes; unframed; shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU34416870642

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