Paul Ashbrook Figural Drawings, Early 20th Century

Item Details

Paul Ashbrook (American, 1867 – 1949)
Untitled (figural studies), early 20th century
Three graphite drawings on paper
Unsigned
Inscribed “No! No sale Don’t want any” to lower right
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; creasing and tears to edges; handling stains and smudges throughout the composition; accretions to lower margin of composition; wear and staining to the verso.

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Item #

ITMG853421