Woman in Green
PrimaryAttributed to
Theresa Bernstein
(Kraków, Poland, 1890–New York, New York, 2002)
Previous attribution
George Benjamin Luks
(Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1867–New York, New York, 1933)
NationalityAmerican, North America
Datecirca 1915
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 42 1/16 × 35 1/2 in. (106.8 × 90.1 cm)
Sight: 34 3/4 × 28 9/16 in. (88.3 × 72.5 cm)
Sight: 34 3/4 × 28 9/16 in. (88.3 × 72.5 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Mari and James A. Michener, 1991.176
Rights Statement
Collection AreaModern and Contemporary Art
Object number1991.176
On View
Not on viewThis arresting portrait was previously attributed to the American painter George Luks. Recent research suggests it is more likely by Theresa Bernstein, one of the few female artists associated with the urban realist movement known as the Ashcan School, of which Luks was also a member. Bernstein favored a thick, heavy paint application and a high-keyed color palette, and this work bears stylistic similarity to a number of her known works.
