Bidspirit auction | Alberta Kinsey (1875 - 1952)

Alberta Kinsey (1875 - 1952) American - Alberta Kinsey Oil on Canvas, Signed, Measures (10 x 14 inches) w/frame (13.5 x 17.5 inches) A painter and illustrator, Alberta Kinsey was an art instructor at the University of Ohio in Lebanon. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and was a member of the Cincinnati Women's Art Club. She then moved to New Orleans, where she worked with Ellsworth Woodward and lived in the French Quarter for more than thirty years. It is said that she inspired the development of the art colony there. She is also known for her association with Clementine Hunter, Louisiana's famous folk artist. According to legend, on one visit to Melrose Plantation, Kinsey left behind her paints and brushes, which Hunter used to paint her first picture of a bouquet of zinnias. Kinsey was a trained, sophisticated artist, but she often painted directly-stated, semi-primitive paintings of patios, courtyards and historic buildings, perhaps under the influence of modernism. Kinsey taught at Lebanon University, Lebanon, Ohio, and the Delgado Museum of Art (now the New Orleans Museum of Art). She belonged to the Cincinnati Art Association, Ohio; New Orleans Arts and Crafts Club; and New Orleans Art Association. She is represented in the collections of the Cincinnati Art Museum; New Orleans Museum of Art and Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.