colorful vintage painting lady and flowers

Hi all,

Any info on this 36" x 24" painting would be much appreciated. Looks like the name Siegel is on the back and may be on the lower right hand corner signed on the front. Hard to tell given the colors. Maybe Darlene Siegel?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

 

I think more like Arlene Siegel. Not finding anyone other than a sculptor with this name.

 

Brilliantly colorful...sweet an' simple.
The woman appears pensive, serene...
immersed in beauty.
Thanks!

 

I think you may be correct. The "rle" combination in her first name in the painting signature looks like a "w"--very similar to the signature in the artist's pottery: https://live.dumoart.com/online-auc...-24-1-2-w-5-apache-sioux-mohawk-style-4433945

 

The next question is . . .

Since the subject matter of the pottery examples found for Arlene Siegel are Native American, is the lady in the painting as well? What we can see of her features would seem so to me. There's probably a clue in the clothing as well.

 

Found this as well:

 

The end of the video shows that she is (or was) from Santa Fe, NM. Looks like she had a gallery that was liquidated in 2011. https://www.facebook.com/InsideSant...o-de-santa-fe-is-going-out-o/117407171669337/

What became of her after that is a mystery.

 

She is teaching a sculpting class this month in Santa Fe. I guess she still lives there.
https://www.calendar.artisansantafe...io-sculpture-demo-sculpting-the-face-in-clay/

 

The scene looks like it might be a Guatemalan/Mexican flower seller.