Emile Albert Gruppe
(American, 1896-1978)
The Bashful Model, 1926
oil on board
signed Emile A. Gruppe (lower right); titled, signed and dated (verso)
16 x 12 inches.

Lot note:
The bashful model of the work is Ms. Doris Ellen Newlin. Gruppe, a family friend, often spent the summer with her family in Woodstock, New York, in the 1920s. This lot is accompanied by a photograph taken by the model's mother at the time the artwork was executed that has been kept, along with the painting, since the work was completed.

Provenance:
A Gift from the Artist
Thence by descent to the current owner

Framed: 19 1/8 x 15 1/8 inches.