Hoechstetter, Sara Wolk (Self Taught American/Western Pa. 1896-1974), Figures in a Garden, mid 20th century, oil on canvas board, impressionistic painting depicting three figures in a garden, heavy use of impasto, signed at lower right, board 22 x 30 inches, in a 23.5 x 31.5 inch frame; Log Cabin Scene, mid 20th century, oil on canvas board, depicting a log cabin in a clearing with a figure tending a fire, signed at lower right, board 18 x 24 inches, 20 x 26 inches. Sara Mildred Wolk Hoechstetter was born in Pittsburgh, part of one of the oldest Jewish families in Western Pennsylvania. Among her siblings were many gifted musicians, and Wolk Hoechstetter gained notice as a singer and composer in the early 1930s, performing with her sister Bessie Wolk as the duo “The Syncopating Sisters.” Aside from a high school drawing class, Wolk Hoechstetter had no formal artistic training. She was inspired to pursued painting after attending a lecture series at the YM&WHA sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women-Pittsburgh Section. Her first painting, depicting the Pennsylvania Station in a snowstorm, was displayed at an outdoor exhibit of local painters on the lawn of the Schenley Hotel in 1933. It received a warm response from local critics, leading her to join the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (from the Jewish Encyclopedia of Western Pennsylvania). Paint loss in a few areas around the center. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/