An original work by
Yvonne Jacquette (1934-2023)
Chinatown I, San Francisco, 1983
Pastel on paper
Signed lower right: Jacquette
Titled verso
Sight: 19.5 x 23 inches
Framed: 27 x 30.5
PROVENANCE:
-John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California
-Sotheby's, New York
EXHIBITED:
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California, "American Realism: Twentieth Century Drawings and Watercolors," November 7, 1985-January 12, 1986.
Yvonne Helene Jacquette was an American painter, printmaker, and educator. She was known in particular for her depictions of aerial landscapes, especially her low-altitude and oblique aerial views of cities or towns, often painted using a distinctive, pointillistic technique.
Jacquette’s work is included in the collections of over 40 museums, such as the Brooklyn Museum, NY; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA; and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
