Early 20th Century Charcoal Drawing of River Landscape with Waterfall

Item Details

Charcoal on paper

An early 20th-century charcoal drawing on paper by an anonymous artist. The folk art-style piece depicts figures fishing in a dramatic river landscape of trees, large rocks and distant waterfalls, rendered in shades of grey, white and blue against a tan ground. The work is unsigned. It is presented under glass in an antique wooden frame with faux oak finish and moulded foliate accents, fitted with hanging wire to the verso.

Condition

- toning and discoloration to paper; holes along right edge of drawing; scratches, scuffs, abrasions and dents to frame; chips and cracks to frame moulding; cracks and wear to wooden frame backing; exposed nails to verso.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 10.5" W x 15.25" H.

Item #

18WDC067-414