Arthur Helwig Original Pastel Drawing on Paper

Item Details

An original pastel drawing on paper by well-listed Cincinnati artist Arthur Louis Helwig (1899-1976). The drawing depicts an abstract composition of curve-linear lines in a palette of blue, brown and green. Presented in white matting and wrapped in acetate.

Helwig was an active artist for over four decades and an instructor at the Cincinnati Art Academy. During this period he exhibited in galleries and museums in Europe and across the United States. He was president of the Cincinnati Art Club from 1939 to 1941. Helwig studied under Theodore Dorl, Bessie Hoover Wessel and James Hopkins. He worked in watercolor, oils, and numerous printing methods and was also a well-known mural painter. His works are housed at The Cincinnati Art Museum, Chicago Art Institute, The Philadelphia Museum and The Cleveland Art Museum.

Dimensions

-measures mat, visible image measures 27.75" wd x 20.75" ht.

Item #

16CIN997-663