Edgar Yaeger Charcoal Drawing

Item Details

Edgar Louis Yaeger (American, 1904 – 1997)
Untitled
Charcoal drawing on paper
Signed to the lower right
Includes a catalog from the Cincinnati Art Galleries

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.

Condition

- smudging throughout due to loose pigment; toning to paper; slight mat burn to paper; charcoal residue to matting margins.

Dimensions

- measures matting; visible image measures 8.25" W x 11" H.

Item #

18CIN998-170