BERLA EMEREE (1899-1948). New Mexico Adobe. Oil on canvas. 24in. x 30in.. Signed lower right. Signed and titled verso. ...

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BERLA EMEREE (1899-1948)
New Mexico Adobe
Oil on canvas
24in. x 30in.
Signed lower right
Signed and titled verso

A long time resident of El Paso, Berla Emeree studied art in Philadelphia with Frank Ashley Linton and Michael Jacobs. In Texas she studied with Jose Arpa, Xavier Gonzalez, and Rolla Taylor. Known for her adventurous spirit, Emeree was fearless in traveling alone in her car, camping out in the open in often dangerous areas. She was known to finance her adventures by trading her paintings for gasoline or food.

This painting is inscribed: This was accepted at a big exhibition in San Antonio, Texas given by a big oil man. They wired Berla to come to the banquet and she went.

A letter of provenance from the artist is included with the lot.

Provenance:
Mr. & Mrs. Everett A.R. Searl
Don Kipp

Exhibited:
Reminent of Exhibition Sticker (attached verso)



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