Gertrude Abercrombie (American, 1909-1977) Compote and Purple Yarn, 1952 oil on masonite signed Abercrombie and dated (lower left) 8 x 10 inches. Provenance: The Artist Dr. James Alexander, acquired from the Artist, February 1953 Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago (as Balls of Yarn) Acquired from the above by the present owners, January 4, 2003 Exhibited: Elmhurst, Illinois, Elmhurst Art Museum, Gertrude Abercrombie: Portrait of the Artist as a Landscape, January 20 - March 4, 2018 (also travelled to Springfield, Illinois State Museum, March 23 - June 15, 2018) New York, Karma, Gertrude Abercrombie, August 9 - September 23, 2018 Literature: Robert Storr, Susan Weininger, Robert Cozzolino, Dinah Livingston, Studs Terkel, Gertrude Abercrombie, New York, 2018, pp. 343; 484, illus.