Lot 813: Eleanor Wiley O/C Floral Still Life Painting

Eleanor McAdoo Wiley (Knoxville, Tennessee, 1876-1977) oil on canvas still life painting that depicts a white vase filled with pink and white gladiolus atop a table with a blue cloth. An Asian figurine stands to the right, before an impressionist multicolored background. Signed lower right and housed in a pebbled gilt wood frame. Sight: 24 1/2 in. H x 31 1/2 in. W. Framed: 29 1/2 in. H x 36 3/4 in. W. Biographical note: Like her younger sister Catherine, Eleanor Wiley studied at the University of Tennessee. She also studied at the Stevens Art School in Gatlinburg and was a founder of the Knoxville Art Center, later the Dulin Gallery of Art, and a member of the Nicholson Art League. She is best known for her portraits, landscapes with historic houses, and still lifes.

CONDITION: Approximately three very slight areas of flaking to the upper left quadrant. Dampstaining to upper center margin, approximately 10 in. W x 3 in. W. Frame with minor scattered abrasions.