Paul Ashbrook Graphite Drawings of Lifestyle Portraiture, Late 19th Century

Item Details

Paul Ashbrook (American, 1867 – 1949)
Untitled, late 19th century
Two graphite drawings on paper
Signed to upper left; signed to lower left
R.W. Ashbrook Foundation stamp to verso

Paul Ashbrook, born Paul Von Eschenbach in New York in 1867, studied at the Art Students League, under William Merritt Chase. He went on to study under Frank Duveneck at the Cincinnati Art Academy, where he later taught. He worked for the Stonebridge Lithographic Company of Cincinnati designing posters for the Barnum and Bailey Circus, and served as president of the Cincinnati Art Club, before leaving to travel through Europe and Mexico.

Condition

- wear and toning to sheet; minor creasing to edges; handling stains throughout the composition; significant staining through lower and upper margins of composition; water staining to outer margins of composition; wear and staining to the verso.

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Item #

ITMG853423