"Still life with Pink Roses" Delicately rendered painting of pale pink roses in a glass vase on a blue background, oil on board. Provenance: Acquired at Skinners, Bolton in '85. Marguerite Pearson studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School and worked privately with Edmund Tarbell from 1922-27. She became best well known for her floral still lifes and interiors with figures. Pearson had been confined to a wheelchair since contracting polio in her teen years. Pearson worked as a magazine and news illustrator before turning to painting full time in 1922. By the mid-40's Pearson became quite financially successful, and her works were reproduced as prints. Her popularity was sustained by continual positive criticism and she was in great demand as a teacher and juror. Pearson's balanced composition and precise observation makes her work enduring with life and light. Signed lower left: M.S. Pearson. Overall size: 13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. Sight size: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Please note that all sales are final. No refunds will be given under any circumstances.