1954 Marian B. Wenzel Drawing "Seated Man" and After Kenneth Miller Adams Print
Item Details
A set of two framed portraits. Featured is an original ink drawing on paper titled Seated Man by artist Marian B. Wenzel (1932-2002). The 1954 piece depicts a simple sketch of a man in a suit, his hand raised to his forehead. The drawing is signed in graphite to the lower right of the cardboard mat. The piece is matted in off-white cardboard, beige burlap and burgundy fabric; it is presented under glass in a black frame with hanging wire and artist information to the verso. Also featured is an offset lithograph after an original mid-century work by listed artist Kenneth Miller Adams (1897-1966), titled Taos Indian Woman. The black-and-white piece is signed in plate to the lower right and titled to the lower left. The print is matted in off-white and presented under glass in a black frame with hanging wire to the verso.
Condition
- to fair; foxing and discoloration to paper of Seated Man throughout; wear and fraying to fabric liners and acid burns to paper mat of Seated Man; cut to paper mat in lower right corner of Seated Man; foxing and discoloration to mat and print edges of Taos Indian Woman; acid burns to mat and sticker residue to frame glass of Taos Indian Woman; scratching and wear to finish of both frames; tears and stickers to both dust covers.
Dimensions
- measures Seated Man frame; visible image measures 7.5" W x 9.25" H; both frames are same size; Taos Indian Woman visible image measures 9.0" W x 12.25" H.
Item #
17PIT015-973-5529
