KATHERINE SCHMIDT Charcoal Drawing, Female Nude

KAKATHERINE SCHMIDT Charcoal Drawing, Female Nude, no apparent inscriptions or signatures to piece, not examined out of frame, label to reverse reads ‘Midtown Galleries Katherine Schmidt Portrait of a Nude Woman ca 1942 Charcoal 16 1/2 x 12 1/2’’, subject a nude woman holding her hair back, measures 25 1/8 x 22 1/2 inches, gilt wooden frame , surface wear to frame, toning and wear to paper. professionally framed and double matted in white, not examined out of frame, Katherine Schmidt was an American artist and art activist. Early in her career the figure studies, landscapes, and still lifes she painted drew praise for their ‘purity and clarity of color,’ ‘sound draftsmanship,’ and ‘individual choice of subject and its handling’Katherine Schmidt, charcoal drawing, artwork, female nude, wall art, 20th century art, home decor. 11