Charcoal and Pastel Drawing on Paper of Portrait

Item Details

Charcoal on paper

A charcoal and pastel drawing on paper of a portrait. This drawing depicts a loose rendering of a slightly unclothed woman turned in profile, who stares downward with tussled hair. The composition is rendered with loose, gestural linework in black and white that surround a more tightly rendered face against a toned, pale green ground. The unsigned drawing is presented under glass beneath layered matting in a gilt wooden frame with hanging wire to the verso.

Condition

- minor wear to frame; minor smudges throughout; staining to left portion of face.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures: 7.0" W x 9.50" H.

Item #

17WDC192-120