Lot 507: Helen Maria Turner (American/New Orleans,

Helen Maria Turner (American/New Orleans, 1858-1958), "Flowers", oil on canvas, signed lower left, inscribed "H. Turner" en verso, 18 in. x 15 in., in original Arts and Crafts frame with artist plaque that includes title and inscription: First Prize - 1934 Provenance: Previously in the Collection of Maplewood Woman's Club, New Jersey; to present owner. Note : In Cragsmoor, New York, where Helen Maria Turner owned a house and spent most of her time after moving from New Orleans, gardening was a popular activity within the art community. Turner, an avid gardener, loved painting flowers and most likely gathered these particular blooms from her own garden. For which competition this painting won first prize is unknown. It is possible that Turner submitted it to an exhibition at a women's art club. According to Turner scholar Kaycee Benton, this painting was also exhibited at the Grand Central Art Gallery in New York in 1931 To be included in Kaycee Benton's forthcoming catalogue raisonné."