Bidspirit auction | Margaret Ralston Gest (1900 -

Margaret Ralston Gest (1900 - 1965) American - Margaret Ralston Gest (1900 - 1965) Watercolor on paper, Signed , measures 10.5” x 15' , w/frame 17” x 21.5' A Philadelphia native, Margaret Gest attended the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1924 - 28) and L'Academie Scandinave in Paris from 1928 -1929. She studied at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art under Hugh Breckenridge, among others, with whom she also studied numerous summers in Gloucester, Massachusetts. She made the Gloucester art colony her seasonal home for the majority of her lifetime. She exhibited, along with her friend Edith Wood, with the Philadelphia Ten in 1935. Primarily a watercolorist, Gest was considered the most ”modern” of the group due to her cubist stylistic tendencies; together she and Wood were regarded consistently as ”more contemporary” than the other exhibitors. Gest exhibited regularly at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1927 through 1960. She won numerous awards and scholarships, 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.