Eranger, Eliabeth, (American, 1889-1975). UNTITLED 32 - ABSTRACT PAINTING. Oil on canvas. Unsigned, not dated. 10 1/8 x 14 inches. In very good condition.Eiizabeth L. Nachman Erlanger was a painter, printmaker, and lecturer.She was born in Baltimore in 1889. After graduating from High School, she went to New York, where she studied at the Art Students League. She also studied with Ralph M. Pearson, Umberto Romano, Jean Liberte and Hans Hofmann. She was president of the American Society of Contemporary Artists from 1963 to 1965, was the liaison officer between the United States Commission of the International Art Association to the United States National Commission for UNESCO between 1964 and 1968. She exhibited withthe Audubon Artists; the American Society of Contemporary Artists, the Society of American Graphic Artists, the National Society of Painters in Casein, and the National Association of Women Artists. She had twelve solo exhibitions and her work was included in the National Association of Women Artists juried exhibits in Greece, Japan, Argentina, Scotland, and France. Erlanger received the first special citation awarded to a woman for outstanding civic achievement in the arts from Governor Rockefeller in 1966. Her work is represented in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the National Society of Painters in Casein awards an annual prize in her name. (Biographical information from The Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, CA)
