Lot 454: Mary Hoover Aiken

(New York/Massachusetts/Georgia, 1905-1992), "The Hysterical Tree", signed lower left with monogram "MA" within a divided circle and titled on labels verso, gouache and watercolor over pencil, 24-3/4 x 15-7/8 in.; wood frame, minor pest damage at top edge, toning, fading Provenance: Collection of the Artist; Walker Galleries, New York City; Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina The Metropolitan Museum of Art Special Loan Exhibition of Contemporary American Watercolors (label verso); The Art Institute of Chicago 20th International Exhibition of Water Colors-1941 (label verso).