Featured 2 Oils By Lena McNamara

I found a bit of info but would be great if someone can dig out a bit more on the artist.
http://www.askart.com/artist/Lena_Randolph_Brooke/10034820/Lena_Randolph_Brooke.aspx

 

A couple of "sold for" prices.

1233: A Lena Brooke McNamara Painting
Sold for: $1,300
on November 22nd, 2008
Buyer's Premium 20%
https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/5890764_1233-a-lena-brooke-mcnamara-painting

Lena Brooke McNamara O/C "Steps and Flowers Decoration"
Sold for: $120
on July 12th, 2014
Buyer's Premium 18%
https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/27736266_lena-brooke-mcnamara-oc-steps-and-flowers-decoration

 

Big difference in the price. I guess depends on the subject. Plus, the $1300 was from 2008. Too bad there is no photo of the first piece.
Any chance to pin down the locations?

 

There are 5 photos of the painting at the first link, the one that sold for $1300.00. It looks like maybe Venice to me, boats, water, buildings.

 

"Steps and Flowers" looks like very early work. Second piece a possible Norfolk scene.

Debora

 

Norfolk! My guess was far afield!

 

The artist's great-granddaughter who provided the biography in the first link may be collecting these. She's probably findable via the internet.

Debora

 

Here's another work from the permanent collection of Norfolk's Chrysler Museum.

http://collection.chrysler.org/emus...ate:flow=c8785b38-a56c-4900-909b-ce8cb4863328

Debora

 

My bad, Safari did not load the liveauctioneers pictures. I see them now.
What is the pile on the first painting, sand, grain..?

 

Server Error
500 - Internal server error.
There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.
Darn, this is what I get at your museum link Debora. Maybe they don't allow linking for some strange reason.

 

I was wondering the same thing. It's also piled in the hopper in the center of the painting.

 

How odd. Works for me. According to Museum, W.P.A.P. workers. 1934.

www.chrysler.org



Debora

 

This should work
http://collection.chrysler.org/emus...ate:flow=763b53a9-4aae-4ccf-bf59-77a4e1d36d83

 

Subject matters quite a bit. Would call these regionalist works. Think the first of yours to be particularly good. Would be nice to know location. Second one is good but not as strong as the first. Both are better than the flowers painting. Think I like both better than the $1300.00 painting as well, though others might not agree. Big city scenes tend to do well. None are as strong as the museum painting.