Forsythia and Pussy Willows Begin Spring (Primary Title)
Alma Thomas, American, 1891 - 1978 (Artist)
Signed and dated by the artist in black paint (lower right corner of image).
On canvas reverse, all handwritten in brown, stylized block print:
1. Upper left, "Alma W. Thomas / 1530 15th St. NW", handwritten in brown ink(est.). Below this and to the left is written "4" and encircled.
2. Upper right, "Forsythia and Pussy willows Begin Spring"
One label is adhered to the upper left corner of the strainer. It reads:
FRANZ BADER GALLERY / Washington, D. C. / ARTIST Alma Thomas / TITLE "Forsythia + Pussy Willows Begin Spring" / MEDIUM acrylic on canvas / PRICE $400 / DATE
J. Harwood and Louise B. Cochrane Fund for American Art, Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment, and Gift of Mrs. Alfred duPont, by exchange
Solo exhibition, Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, D.C., 21 October - 7 November 1970
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