Eleanor McAdoo Wiley (Knoxville, Tennessee, 1876-1977) oil on canvas still life painting that depicts a white vase filled with pink and white gladiolus atop a table with a blue cloth. An Asian figurine stands to the right, before an impressionist multicolored background. Signed lower right and housed in a pebbled gilt wood frame. Sight: 24 1/2 in. H x 31 1/2 in. W. Framed: 29 1/2 in. H x 36 3/4 in. W. Biographical note: Like her younger sister Catherine, Eleanor Wiley studied at the University of Tennessee. She also studied at the Stevens Art School in Gatlinburg and was a founder of the Knoxville Art Center, later the Dulin Gallery of Art, and a member of the Nicholson Art League. She is best known for her portraits, landscapes with historic houses, and still lifes.

Approximately three very slight areas of flaking to the upper left quadrant. Dampstaining to upper center margin, approximately 10 in. W x 3 in. W. Frame with minor scattered abrasions.