Ella Miriam Wood

Lot 937: Ella Miriam Wood (American/Louisiana, 1888-1976)

Name: Ella Miriam Wood (American/Louisiana, 1888-1976)
Brand: New Orleans Auction Galleries
SKU: 2fb6cf0d76

Est: $8,000 USD - $12,000 USDSold:

New Orleans Auction GalleriesNew Orleans, LA, USFebruary 24, 2013

Item Overview

Description

Ella Miriam Wood (American/Louisiana, 1888-1976), "Flagship of the W.A. Bisso Towboat Line",1917, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 20" x 30". Framed. Provenance: Private Collection, New Orleans. A native of Birmingham, Wood studied at the Newcomb Art School under Ellsworth and William Woodward where she was awarded the Fannie Estelle Holley Memorial Medal for proficiency in water-color painting. She later attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and studied with William Merrit Chase in New York City. She is listed as one of the participants of the 1922 Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Upon returning to New Orleans, Wood received numerous commissions for portraits and scenes of local life; the present painting was likely one such commission. The Bisso Towboat Co., still in existence today, was founded by Joseph Bisso. A native of Grenoble France, Bisso moved to New Orleans as a young man, eventually joining the Confederate Navy. References: Ormond and Irvine, LouisianaÆs Art Nouveau: The Crafts of the Newcomb Style . 1976: Gretna, LA., Pelican Publishing; Catalog of the Sixth Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts . 1922: Chester Springs, PA; LIFE Magazine, August 13, 1956.

Artist or Maker

Ella Miriam Wood

Auction Details

February Estate Auction

New Orleans Auction Galleries

February 24, 2013, 10:00 AM CST

333 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130, US

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