Gertrude Abercrombie

(American, 1909-1977)

Alone (The Stroll)

, 1946

oil on masonite

signed Abercrombie (lower right)

16 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

The Artist

(Possibly) Dinah Livingston, the Artist's daughter

Estate of James Lichon, Chicago

Thence by descent through the family

Sold: Treadway Toomey Auctions, Oak Park, Illinois, September 10, 2016, Lot 399 (as Woman on a Path)

Acquired at the above sale by the present owners

Exhibited:

Chicago, Stevens-Gross Galleries, Gertrude Abercrombie: Paintings, March 7 - April 4, 1952

Minneapolis, Minnesota, University of Minnesota

Chicago, Irv Benjamin's Restaurant, 1954, no. 18

Elmhurst, Illinois, Elmhurst Art Museum, Gertrude Abercrombie: Portrait of the Artist as a Landscape, January 20 - March 4, 2018 (also travelled to Springfield, Illinois State Museum, March 23 - June 15, 2018) (as Untitled (Figure on Moonlit Path))

New York, Karma, Gertrude Abercrombie, August 9 - September 23, 2018 (as Untitled (Figure on Moonlit Path))

Literature:

Robert Storr, Susan Weininger, Robert Cozzolino, Dinah Livingston, Studs Terkel, Gertrude Abercrombie, New York, 2018, p. 183, illus. (as Untitled (Figure on Moonlit Path))