THELEN, Hubert J., (American, 20th Century): ''My Flora'', figural nude with flowers, Oil/Canvas, signed and dated 1966 upper left, titled and dated on back of frame, 30'' x 20'', frame 38'' x 28''. #2 From the Artists Raisonne, in his words, ''MY FLORA, 20X30, 1966 Painted in a New York studio from a live model. She was scheduled for four sittings but after the third, signed a movie contract and could not appear for the final sitting. I took the unfinished painting of the nude model home and repainted her as Flora, the Greek Goddess of spring and flowers, in order to turn it into a work of art. The frame was made and designed by me from two lumber yard moldings''. Provenance: Hubert J. Thelen Estate.