Framed Margaret Keane Serigraph "Alone" (1962)

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Margaret Doris Hawkins was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1927. An ear operation at age two permanently damaged her hearing, and she learned to read faces closely, especially eyes, to follow what people said. She drew constantly as a child, took classes at the Watkins Institute at ten, and later studied at the Traphagen School of Design in New York. In the 1950s she settled in San Francisco, where her paintings of children, women, and animals with enormous, luminous eyes found a mass audience. Her husband, Walter Keane, was a gifted promoter who sold the work as his own, and she stayed silent for roughly a decade. Paintings from those years were signed simply "Keane" and sold to the public as Walter's. Compositions first painted in this period, as the image here is recorded to have been, would originally have been credited to him. The paintings spread through galleries, celebrity commissions, prints, and souvenirs. Critics were scornful, though Andy Warhol was a notable defender. She left Walter in 1964 and moved to Hawaii with her daughter, Jane. She began signing her work "MDH Keane," the form that appears on this print, and in 1970 she publicly claimed authorship of the work. Walter did not appear for a proposed paint-off in San Francisco's Union Square. In 1986 she won a defamation suit in a Honolulu court, where she painted a big-eyed child in under an hour while Walter declined, citing a sore shoulder. The $4 million award was later overturned on appeal, but the verdict established her authorship. She became a Jehovah's Witness in 1972, and her later paintings grew brighter in mood. Tim Burton's 2014 film "Big Eyes" renewed interest in her story, and she received a lifetime achievement award at the LA Art Show in 2018. She died at her home in Napa, California, on June 26, 2022, at the age of 94. SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.).For those not using LiveAuctioneers' Live Ship program, Artemis Fine Arts offers expert in-house packing and worldwide shipping. With over 20 years of experience, our team provides careful, reliable, and affordable service. For a quick quote on this lot, please contact support@artemisfinearts.com prior to the auction, or call 720-890-7700. PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item #205499

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