Original portrait watercolour by listed artist Alexis Arts (Canadian, Dutch, b. 1940), inscribed, titled, dated in black ball-point pen, signed along bottom: “Montreal (Dear) Helena, dec. 25 ’79. Alexis Arts – (Étude) – +/- 1.30 min.”; inscribed in black ballpoint pen verso, “My closest and dearest friend “Helena” Dec. 25 ’79 / (Study of her and our cat (py pumpkin) / Alexis Arts / (Repr. rights reserved by the artist)” and below in pencil, “3415 ave. du Musée, apt. 1.a. Mtl. P.Q.”; gallery label on backboard verso, “TITLE: “Helena” Walther (portrait) / Location: (In my Studio) dec. 15, 1979 / Medium: Aquarelle (etude) / Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 20 x 25 / Signed: Alexis Arts / ARTISTE-PEINTRE.”
It depicts “Helena Walther”, dressed in a black shirt and blue pants, sitting, comfortably with legs crossed on a purple couch, next to her and the artists’ cat “pumpkin”. The cat is nestled between Walther and an orange pillow and is watching the artist execute the sketch.
Dimensions(actual): 7 7/8” high x 9 7/8” wide
Dimensions (framed): 17 3/8” high x 18” wide
Condition: It is in Excellent Vintage Condition; the painting is clean and bright. The frame shows light signs of wear commensurate with age. The watercolour is Framed and Ready for Display.
