Gladys Rockmore Davis (NY,1901-1967) oil painting

ARTIST: Gladys Rockmore Davis (New York, 1901 - 1967)
TITLE: Marionettes
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: Relined. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame.
ART SIZE: 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm
FRAME SIZE: 47 x 37 inches / 119 x 93 cm
SIGNATURE: lower right
PROVENANCE: Philip Weiss Auctions, Date 2016-10-20, Lot 420
NAME VARIANTS: M Gladys Davis
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
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BIOGRAPHY:
An artist who succeeded in both commercial and fine arts, Gladys Rockmore Davis gave up a career in advertising art to devote herself to creative painting. Her work in pastels ranks with her oils, and her chief subjects are children, nudes and still-lifes. She also painted ballet dancers, vignettes of liberated Paris, and scenes of Spain.At the age of sixteen, Rockmore entered the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied with John Norton and George Bellows. Rockmore's artwork appeared in several major fashion catalogs over the next few years, including Marshall Fields and Vogue. She was recognized as a fine artist and often did the front or back cover. She was hired at Grauman Brothers Advertising in Chicago, the first woman hired by the firm, whose artistic staff were all men.