Metzger, Evelyn Borchard (attributed to) New York (1911-2004) 'CHINESE SEATED FIGURE' oil on masonite, framed unsigned, titled on verso H19" W24" *Provenance: Property of a South Carolina museum; sold to benefit the acquisitions fund. *Artist biography: Metzger painted a variety of subjects in various styles including realism, impressionism, fauvism and cubism. She painted many urban genre scenes of New York City. In 1950, she had a major exhibition in Argentina and then exhibited in France, Mexico and the United States. Her work is in the Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC. *Reference: Topping, Brett. THE AGE OF GRANDEUR AND A WOMAN WHO LIVED IT: ARTIST EVELYN METZGER. Washington, DC: National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1995.