Bidspirit auction | Audrey Ushenko Woman in Yellow,

Audrey Ushenko Woman in Yellow, 2000 - Artist: Audrey Ushenko (American, born 1945) Title: Untitled; artist-assigned title not documented Date: 2000 Medium: Oil on linen Movement/Style: Contemporary narrative realism Form: Framed figurative painting Description: A substantial narrative figural composition by American painter Audrey Ushenko. A woman dressed in luminous golden-yellow attire sits cross-legged in a carved armchair, her hands raised in an animated, conversational gesture. A green glass vase filled with purple irises occupies the foreground, while a brick terrace, early-spring woodland and a sculptural mother-and-child group appear behind the sitter. The closely observed portrait, floral still life, landscape and enigmatic sculpture are integrated into a densely layered composition characteristic of Ushenko's narrative realism. Vigorous, highly worked brushwork and passages of saturated yellow, violet, green and blue give the scene its distinctive psychological and visual intensity. Signature: Signed “Audrey Ushenko” and dated “2000” within the composition. Artist Biography: Audrey Ushenko is an American figurative and narrative realist painter born in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1945. She studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago and received an M.A. in painting and a Ph.D. in art history from Northwestern University. Ushenko later served as professor of art and art history at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and taught narrative painting at the National Academy of Design. Elected a National Academician in 1992, she received the Isidor Medal and Prize for Figure Painting in 1997, the Thomas B. Clark Prize in 2004, and both the Samuel F.B. Morse Medal and Inglis Griswold Nelson Prize for Painting in 2005. Her work has been exhibited at the National Academy of Design, Denise Bibro Fine Art, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, the Brauer Museum of Art and other museums and galleries. Associated Material: The reverse backing paper bears the stamp of B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky. Accompanied by a handwritten Yvonne Rapp Gallery card and illustrated artist material. The illustrated card depicts a different Ushenko composition and does not document the title of the present painting. Frame: Presented in a molded gilt-finished wood frame. Dimensions: 41.5 in. H x 29 in. W, framed. Shipping note: Stevens Auction Company does not provide packing or shipping services. For this auction, and only for property we determine can be reasonably transported, Stevens Auction Company will, at the purchaser's written request after the auction, deliver the property to The UPS Store #3164, 1020 N Gloster St, Tupelo, MS 38804, for third-party packing and shipment. Whenever possible, purchasers should contact the store at (662) 840-7222 or store3164@theupsstore.com and obtain a packing and shipping quote before requesting delivery. Store information is available at https://locations.theupsstore.com/ms/tupelo/1020-n-gloster-st. The purchaser is solely responsible for selecting and paying for all packing, shipping, insurance, and related services directly with The UPS Store. Delivery is provided solely as a courtesy, at the purchaser's request and sole risk. Stevens Auction Company assumes no responsibility or liability for loss, damage, delay, packing, handling, transportation, shipment, or any claim arising from delivery to or possession by The UPS Store. Purchasers requesting this service must notify Stevens Auction Company promptly after the auction at info@stevensauction.com. Property must be removed from our premises within fifteen (15) days following the auction. Property not removed within that period is subject to a storage charge of $10 per day per item under our terms and conditions. Additional recommended third-party shippers and information are available at stevensauction.com. Condition: Painted surface appears in good condition. The frame has scattered scuffs and finish loss. The backing paper is extensively torn and punctured. The accompanying gallery card has edge tears and paper loss.