Elnora "Nora" Hauser (1922-2012) Ink/Charcoal on Paper Portrait of Woman, signed "Nora" lower left, measuring 11" X 14" unframed.  Excellent condition, undamaged.

Elnora Elizabeth Hauser (1922-2012) was a true daughter of northeastern Pennsylvania whose family dates back to the first settlers of the 18th century. Nora lived on both sides of the Delaware River, finally settling in Shawnee-on-Delaware, where she opened the first art gallery in the area. Nora's studies began with John Soble at East Stroudsburg State University. Following graduation from East Stroudsburg University in 1943, she attended Columbia University, where she studied with Dong Kingman.  Her studies in New York continued with Gabor Peterdi and Max Beckman at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and with Henry Varnum Poor at the Skowhegan School of Painting. 

Nora received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Nora's paintings and graphics appear in many important collections in the United States, Mexico and Norway. She has exhibited extensively in the Pocono region and throughout eastern Pennsylvania, as well as the Hudson Guild, Audubon Artists Annual, the Brooklyn Museum, The Laurel, ACA and Rochester Contemporary Art galleries, The National Academy Galleries, The Allentown Museum of Art, ESU, University of Missouri, Everhart Museum, Institute of History and Art and El Patio Gallery in Mexico City.

Nora also was recently featured in a Hoverwalking Y Production documentary, directed by Erin Harper, titled "Elnora Hauser: From Her Heart, To Her Mind, To Her Hand, Eighty-Five Years of Art," which tells the remarkable journey of the life and artwork of this extraordinary individual.  

Hauser's illustrations and paintings typically sell at auction in the range of $50-$300. This particular work is priced in the low range. It presents an opportunity to own a significant original work by an important artist for a small investment.