Mid Century Pastel Drawing of Sunlit Danish Courtyard

Item Details

Pastel on paper

A mid century pastel drawing on paper. The piece depicts a Danish courtyard bathed in morning light. The early spring scene depicts a quaint yellow building with paned windows and a tapering red-tiled roof, offset by pale blue skies, a sunlit cobblestone courtyard and a tree with budding branches. The work is signed and titled indiscernibly in graphite to the lower margin and inscribed ‘Original Pastel’ to the lower left. It is presented under glass in a wooden frame fitted with hanging wire to the verso. The frame backing includes a mid-century label from a Danish bookstore.

Condition

- to fair; tears to paper at lower right; slight toning and discoloration to paper; edge wear, nicks and scuffing to frame; toning to backing paper.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 14.5" W x 21.0" H.

Item #

18NAS032-058