Bidspirit auction | Martha Norton, Mid-Century Modern Abstract

Martha Norton, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Figurative Composition, Oil on Canvas - This mid-century modern oil painting on stretched canvas is signed M. NORTON in the lower right and includes a handwritten inscription on the wooden stretcher identifying the artist as Martha Norton. The composition features a gestural, figurative abstraction depicting two stylized figures in an intimate or overlapping pose. The artist utilizes a palette of muted greens, ochres, sienna, and deep browns against a cream-colored field. The brushwork is expressive, characteristic of American mid-20th-century abstraction. The painting is presented in a simple, dark-stained wood lath frame. The verso reveals a standard wooden stretcher with the artist's name and the number 30 marked in pencil and pen. A tag accompanying the piece lists dimensions of 31 by 41 inches. 31 x 41 inches.