Description: Marie Elsa Blanke (1879-1961) Woodcut / Stencil on paper Artist's initials lower right Image size: 13 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches Framed size: 15 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches Artist's label stamp on verso, with address Marie Blanke (1879-1961) was an American painter. A relatively well-known artist in Chicago in the early 20th century, Blanke was a painter of landscapes and still life and a popular teacher of design classes at Lewis Institute. Her father was a Superior Court Judge. She graduated from Lake View High School and then attended the Art Institute of Chicago, having earned a scholarship from the Chicago Women's Club. She studied with artist and illustrator Frederick Richardson, whom she revered and cited as a major influence in her professional career, according to an in-depth profile written many years later by Ben Hecht for the Chicago Daily News. She also studied in London, England, Munich, and Worpswede, Germany, and Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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Location: Tarzana, California
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Artist: Marie Blanke
Type: Print
Year of Production: c. 1915
Signed: Yes
Production Technique: Woodcut Printing
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Framed
Subject: Flowers
Time Period Produced: 1900-1924
