Pati Bannister (1929-2013) English/American, Artist Proof Lithograph "Soiree". Depicts a dark-haired young woman lounging in a chair, holding roses and surrounded by displayed fans on the wall behind her. Signature and date '85 in print bottom left. Signed in pencil bottom right. Title written in pencil bottom middle. "A/P" in pencil bottom left. Certificate of authenticity attached to the back of the frame. 

Overall Size: 29 1/4 x 35 in. 

Sight Size: 19 x 24 1/2 in. 

Pati Bannister (1929-2013) was an English-born artist renowned for her ethereal, magic-realist portraits of young women set against detailed, luminous landscapes. Raised in London by artistic parents, she honed her eye early by working as an illustrator and an animator for film producer J. Arthur Rank. After immigrating to the United States in her early twenties, she eventually settled in New Orleans, where she painted portraits in Jackson Square and opened two galleries with her husband. She later moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, building a nationally recognized career highlighted by limited-edition prints, paintings in egg tempera, and bronze sculptures.

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