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PETER (HENRIETTA) MILLER, American 1913–1996, "Singers", oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.), Frame: 25 x 1 1/2 x 21 in. (63.5 x 3.8 x 53.3 cm.)
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PETER (HENRIETTA) MILLER, American 1913–1996, "Singers", oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.), Frame: 25 x 1 1/2 x 21 in. (63.5 x 3.8 x 53.3 cm.)
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PETER (HENRIETTA) MILLER

American, 1913–1996

"Singers"

oil on canvas
titled and signed on the reverse "Peter Miller", estate stamped and numbered on the reverse
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.), Frame: 25 x 1 1/2 x 21 in. (63.5 x 3.8 x 53.3 cm.)
  • Provenance: Estate of the artist; Private Collection, Pennsylvania
  • Exhibited: Julien Levy Gallery, New York, New York, 1945
  • Literature: Peter Miller, "Peter Miller: Forgotten Woman of American Modernism", p. 56, cat. no. 50 (illustrated in color).
  • Notes: Peter Miller, born Henrietta Myers (1913–1996), was an American Modernist who, in the 1940s, showed at the prestigious gallery of Julien Levy in New York City, the premier showcase for Surrealism in America. Henrietta took an interest in art at a very early age and applied for study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. On her application form, she wrote "I would rather fail at painting than succeed at anything else". Miller lived by these words and remained a dedicated painter throughout her life.

    Tags: modern / contemporary, abstract, oil painting, female artist, woman artist, 20th century
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