| 498. Eda Sterchi (American, b.1885), "Flower Garden,
Paris", c.1910; oil/board, 11" x 14", signed, nice carved
frame. Sterchi was born in Olney, a small town in south
central Illinois. She left for Chicago in 1908 to attend the
Art Institute. Soon afterward, she traveled to Paris to
study. She met with early success, exhibiting in 1913 at
the American Artists Club and the International Artists
Union (both in Paris). She also exhibited at the Salon
d' Automne, American Womens Club and the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts (all in Paris). In the
United States, she exhibited annually at the Art Institute
of Chicago from 1915-1920, and had a one man show
there in 1929. She also exhibited at the Chicago Artist
Guild, Corcoran Gallery (1928), Santa Barbara Museum of
Art, and at the Arden Studios in New York. 2000-3000 |
