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Gay Patterson (American, 1948-2019). "Portrait of a Dancer" oil on canvas, n.d. A beautiful painting depicting an attractive female dancer by Santa Fe artist Gay Patterson. The young lady gazes out from the canvas, her pretty visage presenting with big brown eyes, arched brows, rosy cheeks, a perky nose, and slightly parted heart-shaped lips - all framed by long, wavy, brunette tresses. She wears a voluminous fuchsia and white blouse with petal pink suspenders, a matching pink sash around her waist, and a billowing white skirt. What's more, Patterson's emphasis on the dancer's wide-eyed expression and delicate hands captures the innocence of youth. A wonderful painting set in a custom frame. Size (painting): 29" L x 20.125" W (73.7 cm x 51.1 cm) Size (frame): 32.875" L x 23.875" W (83.5 cm x 60.6 cm)

Gay Patterson's artist's statement provides precious insight to her work. The following is a poignant excerpt: "Over decades, I seem to have embedded notions of ephemerality, motion and the constant of change in my work. I'm not sure if I'm trying to understand mutability, nail it down or accept it, but it is a primal state of life, and so very beautiful. What you see, feel and think depends on just how you approach everything, including art. In looking at a painting, no part exists in isolation but alters in relationship to what it is next to, where it is viewed from, what the quality of light is and every experience you bring along."

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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  • Condition: Painting is in good condition with some age wear as shown. Scuffs and chips to the frame finish. Fit with suspension wire. Bishop Gallery label and identification label on verso.

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