Original Paul Chidlaw Charcoal on Paper Drawing
Item Details
An original black-and-white pencil drawing by well listed and esteemed Cincinnati artist and teacher, Paul Chidlaw (1900-1989). Chidlaw taught at both Our Lady of Cincinnati College (now part of Xavier University) and the Art Academy of Cincinnati from 1946-1963 where he was also a student from 1919-1923 before going on to study at L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Fountainbleu, France. Chidlaw’s art is highly revered and is displayed at the Cincinnati Art Museum and Xavier University as well as in many private collections. The Chidlaw Gallery at the Art Academy of Cincinnati is also named in his honor as he is still revered for being one of the first Abstract Expressionists to do work in Cincinnati as seen by his gorgeous vibrant brush strokes typical to his painting style. In his later years, however, Chidlaw suffered from macular degeneration yet still continued to produce art via black-and-white drawings that he could only view with his peripheral vision. This drawing is possibly a work made later in the artist’s life. A woman with dark hair like spaghetti, cocks her head sideways glancing at the viewer with a coy smile. Her eyes are imbued with a sterling depth of expression, Chidlaw’s hand is herein very evident, very much alive. Presented in a white mat with simple wooden frame. Signed to the lower right corner. Presented in a gilt wood frame with pink and blue matting.
Dimensions
Image: 12.5"w x 10.5"h
Item #
14CIN262-175
