John Wilde

(American, 1919-2006)

Shirley Measuring the Herbs (Shirley in the Kitchen Series #4)

, 1974

oil on wood panel

initialed J and dated (upper left); signed, titled and dated (verso)

6 x 7 5/8 inches.

Property from the Collection of Pence Revington, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

Provenance:

The Artist

Everett Oehlschlaeger Galleries, Chicago

Acquired from the above by Mr. & Mrs. Betty Revington-Burdick, West Lafayette, Indiana in 1974

Gifted to the present owner by the above

Exhibited:

Chicago, Illinois, Everett Oehlschlaeger Galleries, John Wilde, April 19 - May 11, 1974.

Literature:

Carlton Overland, fwd. and James Watrous, apprec. John Wilde: Drawings, 1940-1984, 1985. Published following the exhibition of the same title at the Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, no. 381 (pencil and wash study for the painting).

Framed: 12 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches.

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