Edgar Yaegar Charcoal Figure Study

Item Details

Untitled
Charcoal on paper
Signed to the lower right

Edgar Yaeger (American; 1904-1997)
Untitled, 1930
Charcoal on certificate paper
Signed and dated to lower right
To verso is printed a blank certificate template for a diamond from Jefferson Jewelry & Optical Co.

A charcoal drawing on certificate paper by American artist Edgar Yaeger (1904-1997). This loose, gestural study depicts two figures, one seated and one reclining, in an environment of draped cloth. It is drawn on the back of a printed certificate template that guarantees the quality of a diamond purchased from Jefferson Jewelry & Optical Co. The piece is signed and dated 1930 to the lower right and presented behind an off-white mat with foam core backing in a protective acetate sleeve.

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.

Provenance
From the artist’s estate.

Condition

- some discoloration to ground; fingerprint smudges throughout typical of media; small mark to upper left of mat.

Dimensions

- measures matting; visible image measures 7.75" W x 7.75" H.

Item #

18CIN998-129