GLORIA VANDERBILT, (American, 1924-2019), Gerta, 1964

GLORIA VANDERBILT
(American 1924-2019)
Gerta
1964 oil on canvas
signed and dated Gloria Vanderbilt 1964 upper right; titled dated and signed verso
30 x 30 in. House of Heydenryk frame: 41 x 41 in.

Provenance: Hammer Galleries (New York); Private Collection.

Exhibitions: Hammer Galleries New York Gloria Vanderbilt Recent Paintings April 5 - April 16 1966 cat. no. 13. (Accompanied by exhibition catalogue).

Gerta depicts Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Conner a cousin and friend of Gloria Vanderbilt the granddaughter of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (the founder of the Whitney Museum) and an accomplished artist herself.
Condition Report: Scattered stable craquelure in white paint, most pronounced in upper half of background.