Bill Schiffer Circa 1980s Charcoal Drawings

Item Details

Charcoal on paper

A selection of charcoal drawings of geometric shapes on loose paper by contemporary New York artist Bill Schiffer. These four drawings depict elongated rectangles and pinched ovals that are layered on top of one another in an interlocking manner. The angled shapes are dotted to certain edges, indicating which are relegated to the background. To the margins are handwritten signatures.

Born in New York, Bill Schiffer rose to prominence as a painter and sculptor in the early 1980’s. Though he still works in many two dimensional and three dimensional art mediums, Schiffer is most well known for his unique handcrafted jewelry, which he started designing after a foray experimenting with wearable art in the fashion scene. Bill Schiffer’s art and jewelry has been shown in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, as well as major museums in Italy, Japan, Germany and the United States. His work has been featured in publications including Vogue, Elle, Bazaar, Women’s Wear Daily, Seventeen and Cosmopolitan.

Condition

- to fair; slight toning to paper, with some marks to surface; minor wear to edges and corners; unframed.

Dimensions

- measures items grouped.

Item #

17NYC160-222