Edith (Mark) Milsk, St Peter Paul Church, San Francisco, Circa 1940

Description

This artwork titled "St Peter Paul Church, San Francisco" is an original etching on creme wove paper by American artist … more This artwork titled "St Peter Paul Church, San Francisco" is an original etching on creme wove paper by American artist Edith (Mark) Milsk, 1899-1982. It is hand signed and titled in pencil by the artist. The plate mark (Image) size is 5.15 x 3.95 inches, framed size is 16.5 x 13.40 inches. Custom framed in a red Oak frame, with beige matting. It is in excellent condition.

About the artist:

Edith Milsk was born in St Paul, MN on Nov. 15, 1899. "Mark" Milsk studied at California School of Fine Art (Sacramento), Art Students League of NYC, and Chouinard Art School in Los Angeles. By the 1930s she had settled in San Francisco and had a studio on Montgomery Street. During the 1940s she married Ed Imperato. She died in San Pablo, CA on Dec. 21, 1982.

Exh: San Francisco Museum of (Modern) Art Inaugural, 1935; Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; Crocker Art Gallery (Sacramento), 1940s; De Young Museum; Gump's (SF), 1941 (solo); Foundation of Western Art (LA); Calif. Society of Etchers, 1942-45 (awards).

Works Held: California State Library (Sacramento); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, De young Museum. less