Mid century figurative landscape of a nude female figure with tree at El Capitan, Yosemite, California by Margaret Wherry Ziegler (American, 1909-1989). Signed "M. Ziegler" lower right. Displayed in a rustic new silver gilt frame. Image, 24"H x 12"W. Margaret Wherry Ziegler was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 27, 1909. At a young age she traveled with her parents to the Philippines, Japan, India, Italy, Greece, and Europe. She studied art at the Cincinnati Art Academy, Minneapolis Art Institute, the University of the Philippines, and the California College of Arts and Crafts. While in Japan she studied Japanese brush painting. During her career she exhibited widely on the Monterey Peninsula and was an award winner in many venues. In 1933 she married James Ziegler in Yokohama, Japan. During World War II she spent time teaching children in the Michigan Public School system. She moved with her husband and two children to Carmel Valley (on the Monterey Peninsula) in 1956. In 1958 she became an Artist Member of the prestigious Carmel Art Association. She was a member until her death March 14, 1989 in Carmel.