1935 Edgar Yaaeger Original Conte Crayon Drawing on Paper

Item Details

An original conte crayon drawing on paper by well-listed American artist Edgar Yaeger (1904-1997), created in 1935. The drawing depicts a kneeling female nude with one had behind her head. It is signed and dated to the lower right. Mounted to white foam core with mounting corners 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.

Condition

-toning to paper, small tears to edges of paper

Dimensions

-measures foam core, paper measures 8.5" wd. × 11.0″ ht.

Item #

16CIN997-738