Lot 252: HELEN MARIA TURNER 1858-1958

signed HELEN M. TURNER, l.l.; signed H.M. Turner, titled Mexican Quarters and inscribed Painted in Cuernavaca Mexico -- Banana Trees were handsome; Mexicans were always hanging around -- The great tower of the cathedral in the background was very beautiful on an old label affixed to the stretcher

oil on canvas

Condition Note: Lined SURFACE: in generally good condition; dirty varnish has darkened/yellowed protions of sky slightly--could probably use a cleaning UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: scattered inpainting in sky area; thickly applied pigments in various colors, some of which still fluoresce slightly make the lower half of work hard to read--there may be some inpainting here

25 by 30 in.<br><br>63.5 by 76.2 cm.