RARE Original c. 1925 Bertha Lum Chinese Polo Game Mixed Media Collage SIGNED

This listing is for the Rare Original c. 1925 Bertha Lum Chinese Polo Game Mixed Media Collage pictured above.About this work:A rare, original mixed media work by renowned female printmaker and illustrator, Bertha Lum.This large work depicts a group of four Chinese polo players on their horses in mid action. In addition to the players, there is also a bird in the sky and a cat on the field. The animals and people are composed of cut paper that has been laid down to the paper backing. Lum additionally utilized an ink wash/watercolor to divide the two planes in the composition.This work was likely created while Lum was living in California or Peking (Beijing) in the 1920s. She signed the work in the lower right.The work is housed in a custom matting and framed behind UV protective glazing.Provenance:Private collection, MAAbout the artist (from Annex Galleries):Bertha Lum (1869-1954), printmaker and illustrator, was born in Tipton, Iowa and spent her youth in Iowa and Minnesota. In 1885,