1930's Lady Oil Portrait on Canvas ~Karle O. Amend

Oil on canvas painting of a socialite woman by Karle O. Amend, dated 1933. Karle Amend worked as a scenic artist during the 1920's and 30's, designing sets for seven editions of Earl Carroll's 'Vanities' and decorating the elaborate interiors of the S.Z. Poli chain of vaudeville houses in Connecticut.

Amend first worked as a scenic artist in 1912, moving gradually from Columbus to the East Coast. The Columbus Sunday Dispatch of Jan. 30, 1916, featured Amend on an entertainment page he shared with the pianist and composer Percy Grainger and with Giulio Gatti-Cassazza, then head of the Metropolitan Opera. The article told of his transition from actor to scenic artist, an interest he developed from his hobby as a painter.

The oil measures 22" by 18," and is in good condition except for a couple of minor flakes of paint. It is signed, "Karle O. Amend" and dated 1933. Very lovely in person.