Description: Item/Description: Solemn portrait features a girl sitting, holding her knees. Signed lower right: Cien.
Estacien (Etta) J. Benjamin Cien (American, 1924-2009) known for her marionette creations in the vaudeville marionette act "The LeRoy Brothers" (with husband LeRoy and brother Earl Perkins). The LeRoy Brothers opened for Danny Thomas and such acts as Jimmy Durante, Louis Armstrong and more. She also started "Hillside House of Originals" a framing store and art gallery with LeRoy and Perkins.

Material: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: Framed: Height: 54"; Width: 30"

Condition: Some imperfections and denting to canvas. Frame is coming loose from canvas

Age: 20th Century

Provenance: Private estate

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Buyers premium: 18%