Named by Life magazine as one of the leading American women artists at mid-century, Nell Blaine devoted her prolific career to the exploration of art, seamlessly moving between naturalism and abstraction. When polio confined her to a wheelchair in 1959, the native Virginian modified her approach, creating smaller compositions that reflected greater intimacy with the canvas. This light-filled still life is representative of Blaine’s new direction: painterly forms in exuberant, saturated colors are activated through dynamic brushstrokes.
