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      Helen Sewell Rennie

      Helen Sewell Rennie

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      Helen Sewell Rennie (1906-1989)

      • The Collection
      • The Story
      • Helen Sewell Rennie was a painter, graphic designer, WPA Artist, and New Yorker cartoonist. Over a six-decade period she created a diverse body of work that reflected her life experiences and the artistic avant garde of the times.

        Helen was born in Cambridge, Maryland and educated at the prestigious Corcoran School, the National Academy of Design in New York and under Charles W. Hawthorne (founder of the Cape Cod School of Art). In the 1920s she sailed off for a “grand tour” of Europe, soaking in the work of the masters as well as the emerging modernist sensibility.

        During the Great Depression of the 1930s Helen joined the ranks of the WPA in the Federal Art Project and worked on various projects, including a noted mural at Roosevelt High School in D.C. Helen was later represented by the Franz Bader Gallery and was an integral part of the art community in the DC area. Some of the sketch portraits included in this collection are of fellow artists from that place and time. She was also represented by the Capricorn Gallery and the Bridge Gallery (1965).

        Helen exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts, the Corcoran Gallery Biennials, the Baltimore Museum, Phillips Memorial Gallery and at New York MOMA in 1946 and 1956.

        The work of Helen Sewell Rennie is now in the permanent collections of the following institutions: The Phillips Collection, American University, The Clarendon Trust Company, the U.S. Department of Commerce and many others. Her personal papers are part of the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian.

        Passionate about both art and life, Helen was a distinctly independent spirit. She was married twice, spent a great deal of time in England and loved to sip on her sherry.

        We would like to thank Helen’s niece, Baker Moorefield (also an artist), for bringing this beautiful collection and story to our attention.

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      Bent Female Nude <br>1930-50s Ink Wash <br><br>#15944
      Bent Female Nude
      1930-50s Ink Wash

      #15944
      Helen Sewell Rennie $1,350
      Nude Study From Behind<br>1930-50s Pen & Ink<br><br>#16021
      Nude Study From Behind
      1930-50s Pen & Ink

      #16021
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $395
      Sold
      <i>Self Portrait</i><br>1930-50s Etching<br><br>#16056
      Self Portrait
      1930-50s Etching

      #16056
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $350
      Sold
      Standing Nude Figure<br>Ink Wash, 1930-50s<br><br>#15923
      Standing Nude Figure
      Ink Wash, 1930-50s

      #15923
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $450
      Sold
      <i>Honga River</i><br>1959 Oil<br><br>#15876
      Honga River
      1959 Oil

      #15876
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $1,950
      Sold
      Minimalist Seated Nude<br>1930-50s Drawing<br><br>#15987
      Minimalist Seated Nude
      1930-50s Drawing

      #15987
      Helen Sewell Rennie $295
      Ink Wash Male Nude<br>1930-50s Drawing<br><br>#16030
      Ink Wash Male Nude
      1930-50s Drawing

      #16030
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $350
      Sold
      Reclining Nude<br>1930-50s Ink Wash<br><br>#15927
      Reclining Nude
      1930-50s Ink Wash

      #15927
      Helen Sewell Rennie $295
      Pen & Ink Male Nude<br>1930-50s<br><br>#16036
      Pen & Ink Male Nude
      1930-50s

      #16036
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $250
      Sold
      Minimalist Ink Wash Figure<br>1930-50s<br><br>#15977
      Minimalist Ink Wash Figure
      1930-50s

      #15977
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $395
      Sold
      Color Field & Figure<br>Watercolor & Ink, 1930-50s<br><br>#16054
      Color Field & Figure
      Watercolor & Ink, 1930-50s

      #16054
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $595
      Sold
      Minimalist Ink Wash Figure<br>1930-50s<br><br>#15979
      Minimalist Ink Wash Figure
      1930-50s

      #15979
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $395
      Sold
      <i>The Fair</i><br> 1933 Watercolor<br><br>#16085
      The Fair
      1933 Watercolor

      #16085
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $1,495
      Sold
      <i>John Marin's Studio - Cape Split, Maine</i><br>1979 Coastal Oil<br><br>#15873
      John Marin's Studio - Cape Split, Maine
      1979 Coastal Oil

      #15873
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $2,250
      Sold
      Seated Figure - Cubist Deconstruction<br>Oil on Canvas-Textured Paper<br><br>#16324
      Seated Figure - Cubist Deconstruction
      Oil on Canvas-Textured Paper

      #16324
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $695
      Sold
      Minimalist Seated Nude<br>1930-50s Drawing<br><br>#15986
      Minimalist Seated Nude
      1930-50s Drawing

      #15986
      Helen Sewell Rennie On Hold
      <i>Hal Nelson</i><br>Graphite, 1933<br><br>#15906
      Hal Nelson
      Graphite, 1933

      #15906
      Helen Sewell Rennie $450
      Nude in a Grand Chair<br>1930-50s Pen & Ink<br><br>#15973
      Nude in a Grand Chair
      1930-50s Pen & Ink

      #15973
      Helen Sewell Rennie On Hold
      Figure with Chair<br>1930-50s Ink Wash<br><br>#15982
      Figure with Chair
      1930-50s Ink Wash

      #15982
      Helen Sewell Rennie $395
      <i>Loch Awe</i><br>Oil on Cloth, 1962<br><br>#15816
      Loch Awe
      Oil on Cloth, 1962

      #15816
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $2,750
      Sold
      <i>Operculae</i><br>Oil, 1973<br><br>#95805
      Operculae
      Oil, 1973

      #95805
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $575
      Sold
      1930-50s Female Nude<br>Pen & Ink Drawing<br><br>#16015
      1930-50s Female Nude
      Pen & Ink Drawing

      #16015
      Helen Sewell Rennie $275
      Modernist Nude Figure<br>Pen & Ink, 1930-50s<br><br>#16034
      Modernist Nude Figure
      Pen & Ink, 1930-50s

      #16034
      Helen Sewell Rennie $295
      <i>The Moors</i><br>1970 Oil Scene<br><br>#15853
      The Moors
      1970 Oil Scene

      #15853
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $2,550
      Sold
      Modernist Female Portrait<br>Pen & Ink, 1930-50s<br><br>#16031
      Modernist Female Portrait
      Pen & Ink, 1930-50s

      #16031
      Helen Sewell Rennie $450
      <i>Leonard Sailing</i><br>1972 Oil<br><br>#15857
      Leonard Sailing
      1972 Oil

      #15857
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $3,750
      Sold
      Kneeling Modernist Figure<br>1930-50s Pen & Ink<br><br>#16032
      Kneeling Modernist Figure
      1930-50s Pen & Ink

      #16032
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $395
      Sold
      Cubist Still Life with Teapot & Fruit<br>1932 Oil<br><br>#15874
      Cubist Still Life with Teapot & Fruit
      1932 Oil

      #15874
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $1,574
      Sold
      <i>Hadrian's Wall - Northumberland</i><br>Oil, 1972<br><br>#15860
      Hadrian's Wall - Northumberland
      Oil, 1972

      #15860
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $4,750
      Sold
      Nude in Repose<br>Graphite, 1930-50s<br><br>#15900
      Nude in Repose
      Graphite, 1930-50s

      #15900
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $250
      Sold
      Pen & Ink Portrait Study<br>1930-50s<br><br>#15946
      Pen & Ink Portrait Study
      1930-50s

      #15946
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $450
      Sold
      Bold Seated Nude<br>1930-50s Pen & Ink<br><br>#15984
      Bold Seated Nude
      1930-50s Pen & Ink

      #15984
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $250
      Sold
      WPA Nude<br>1930-50s Pen & Ink<br><br>#15967
      WPA Nude
      1930-50s Pen & Ink

      #15967
      Helen Sewell Rennie $275
      Ink Wash Female Portrait<br>1930-50s<br><br>#16049
      Ink Wash Female Portrait
      1930-50s

      #16049
      Helen Sewell Rennie $450
      <i>Hal Nelson</i><br>1930-50s Charcoal<br><br>#16060
      Hal Nelson
      1930-50s Charcoal

      #16060
      Helen Sewell Rennie $450
      Portrait of a Woman<br>1930-50s Pen & Ink<br><br>#15965
      Portrait of a Woman
      1930-50s Pen & Ink

      #15965
      Helen Sewell Rennie $450
      Seated Female Nude<br>1930-50s Pen & Ink<br><br>#15964
      Seated Female Nude
      1930-50s Pen & Ink

      #15964
      Helen Sewell Rennie $350
      <i>Nest</i><br>1972 Oil Abstract<br><br>#15856
      Nest
      1972 Oil Abstract

      #15856
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $2,850
      Sold
      <i>Moon Shadows I</i><br>1949 Oil<br><br>#15877
      Moon Shadows I
      1949 Oil

      #15877
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $1,495
      Sold
      Contemplative Female Nude<br>Pen & Ink, 1930-50s<br><br>#15929
      Contemplative Female Nude
      Pen & Ink, 1930-50s

      #15929
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $350
      Sold
      Color Study<br>Acrylic Watercolor, 1968<br><br>#16339
      Color Study
      Acrylic Watercolor, 1968

      #16339
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $695
      Sold
      Boy in Thought<br>Pen & Ink, 1930-50s<br><br>#15930
      Boy in Thought
      Pen & Ink, 1930-50s

      #15930
      Helen Sewell Rennie $295
      Minimal Nude Study<br>Pen & Ink, 1930-50s<br><br>#15949
      Minimal Nude Study
      Pen & Ink, 1930-50s

      #15949
      Helen Sewell Rennie $295
      Reaching Out, Male Nude<br>1930-50s Pen & Ink<br><br>#15955
      Reaching Out, Male Nude
      1930-50s Pen & Ink

      #15955
      Helen Sewell Rennie $295
      <i>Marimekko Still Life</i><br>1972 Oil<br><br>#15855
      Marimekko Still Life
      1972 Oil

      #15855
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $2,850
      Sold
      Standing Modernist Figure<br>1930-50s Pen & Ink<br><br>#15988
      Standing Modernist Figure
      1930-50s Pen & Ink

      #15988
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $585
      Sold
      Modernist Seated Woman<br>1930-50s Pen & Ink<br><br>#15962
      Modernist Seated Woman
      1930-50s Pen & Ink

      #15962
      Helen Sewell Rennie $350
      <i>Beach at Nantasket</i><br>Acrylic Watercolor, 1958<br><br>#16067
      Beach at Nantasket
      Acrylic Watercolor, 1958

      #16067
      Helen Sewell Rennie Sold $1,850
      Sold
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