Lot 572: Stokely Webster (American, 1912-2001), Portrait of the Dancer, La Meri, Unsigned., Condition: Retouch primarily to the background.N.B.

Stokely Webster (American, 1912-2001)

Portrait of the Dancer, La Meri
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in. (102.0 x 76.5 cm), framed.
Condition: Retouch primarily to the background.

N.B. The lot is accompanied by a letter from Stokely Webster confirming that he painted the portrait of Madame La Meri, c. 1950, and a brief conservation report. The lot also includes a copy of an undated brochure from The Academy of Ethnic Dance, founded by La Meri, in which the portrait at hand appears in the background of a photograph of dancers in a studio. The lot contains a copy of La Meri's autobiography, a typed copy of La Meri's reminiscences, as well as other ephemera.