Nancy Tuttle May (NC), Petite Jewel I

Oil and metallic paint on canvas, signed at lower right, inscribed to the verso, presented in a gilt floater frame.

Stretcher size 9 x 12 in.; Frame dimensions 11 x 14 in.

From the Collection of the late Betty Jo Royster, Durham, North Carolina

Nancy Tuttle May has been a fixture in the arts community of Durham, North Carolina for many years. She studied at Wake Forest University, and later at the Università per Stranieri di Perugia, Italy and Université Canadienne en France in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, before returning to the United States to live and practice. Tuttle May's works - abstract and color field in style - are present in many collections, including the Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro; SAS Institute, Cary; Nations Bank, United States and Australia; and The Breakers, Palm Beach.

Good estate condition.