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Signed lower left "Muriel Backman" for Muriel Durgin Backman and dated 1955.
An elegant, Cubist-derived, mid-century view of the old Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey, California. A lyrical work by this California Modernist who 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, among others. Muriel Backman's work is held in private and public collections including the permanent collection of the San Francisco Public Library.
Bibliography: "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)
- Dimensions:Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
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- Condition:painted on Arches paper; unframed; shows well.
- Gallery Location:Santa Cruz, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU34416854062
Muriel Backman
Muriel Backman was born in 1902. She 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.
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