This is an almost lifesize portrait of a charming blond holding a basket of freshly picked flowers. The girl is set against a verdant landscape with blue sky and cumulus clouds. The subject is the friend of the artist's daughter. 78 x 42in. framed. This joyful image of youth looks better in person due to its impressive size and clearly will be a statement piece in any home. Francis Luis Mora ( ( Uruguayan / American, 1874-1940) Studied under Edmund Charles Tarbell and Frank Weston Benson at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . He continued his artistic education at the Art Students League of New York and after Mora taught at the Art Students League of New York, and Georgia O'Keeffe was one of his students.
Condition: Overall in good shape for work 100 years old. There is overall yellowing of the varnish perhaps a 15% yellowing and dulling of the color. A light cleaning of the old varnish will make the colors pop. Relined.