Edgar Yaeger Charcoal Drawings of Female Nudes, 1938 - 1940

Item Details

Edgar Yaeger (American, 1904 – 1997)
Untitled (female figures), 1938 – 1940
Charcoal on paper (one work is double-sided)
Signed to the lower corners

Known for his modern abstract style and his WPA murals of the Depression era, Yaeger was influenced by European modernists such as Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, and Giorgio de Chirico. Yaeger’s work has been exhibited at many institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Corcoran Gallery, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, among others.

Condition

- toning to the paper concentrated to the edges; smudges to charcoal; minor edge wear including pinholes to the corners; some billowing.

Dimensions

- measures double-sided largest sheet.

Item #

ITMG812370