Bidspirit auction | Michelle Mishkan, Woman (Signed)

Michelle Mishkan, Woman (Signed) - Michelle Mishkan. This mixed media drawing, executed in pen and ink and graphite with opaque highlights on toned tan paper, features a profile of a woman in 19th-century attire. The central figure is rendered in a style reminiscent of Edgar Degas and is overlaid on a background of repetitive handwritten text in black ink. The text contains the phrases I've got a secret can you keep it? can you take it to the grave? The composition is further decorated with irregular black ink splatters that extend onto the surrounding tan suede-textured matting. Signed lower right: Michelle. Inscribed on the verso: Michelle Mishkan. A typed inventory label on the back identifies the subject as Woman and the artist as Degas, likely in reference to the stylistic influence or the source of the central motif. The piece is housed in a carved wooden frame with a gilded inner fillet. Approximately 14 x 12 inches. Artist: After Edgar Degas (French 1834-1917) Dimensions: 14.00”L x 2.00”W x 16.00”H Condition: Good