Original 1945 Edgar Yaeger Pastel and Watercolor Drawing

Item Details

An original pastel and watercolor drawing by well-listed American artist Edgar Yaeger (1904-1997), created in 1945. The painting depicts a gate column with a plant on top and mountains in the distance. The paper is signed and dated to the lower right. Presented in white matting and wrapped in acetate.

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.

Dimensions

- measured mat, visible image measures approximately 7.5" wd. × 10.5″ ht.

Item #

16CIN997-391