Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982), Steps to the Fountain of the Secret Garden

Oil and acrylic on canvas, 1979, signed, inscribed and titled to verso, framed.

Stretcher size 18 1/2 x 24 in.; Frame dimensions 19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.

Alice Baber was an abstract painter, printmaker and feminist. Her lyrical biomorphic color stain paintings are in prominent collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, North Carolina; and more.

Faint mark in lower left quadrant; very minor craquelure near center of canvas; minor nicking to frame; no evidence of restoration visible under UV light.

$10,000 - 15,000