Elizabeth Nelson Fairchild (American/New York, b. 1910), "Tavern Scene", oil on canvas, signed lower left, handwritten label with artist on stretcher, inscribed "Estate of Artist" on backing paper, 20 in. x 26 in., framed, overall 24 1/8 in. x 30 1/8 in. x 1 in. Note: Elizabeth Nelson Fairchild was born in Yonkers, New York. She studied at the Arts Students League of New York under Frank Vincent Dumond and was a member of the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, a national organization founded in 1896 to show and promote works by professional women artists. Fairchild exhibited at the Allied Artists of America in 1945 and other locations nationally. She was active in New York and California, seeing success both as a painter and illustrator. Her work includes genre and hunting scenes and portraits.

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