Michael Skop Original Pastel Drawing of Seated Figure

Item Details

Pastel on paper

An original pastel drawing on brown paper by listed American artist Michael Skop (1932 – 2009). This drawing features a man, seated with one arm propped on his knee, and holding a bottle in the other. It is rendered in lively black line work, accented with areas of rich color, including a swirling hot pink background. This piece is signed to the lower right. It is presented under glass, in a stained wood frame and is ready to hang with a wire.

Skop was a native of Cleveland, Ohio and studied sculpture with Ivan Mestrovic (a pupil of Rodin) at Syracuse University He completed additional studies at Notre Dame, the Danish Royal Art Academy, and the University of Perugia. Skop created many sculpture commissions for private collectors and institutions throughout Europe before returning to the United States where he taught at Southern Connecticut State College. He eventually settled in Northern Kentucky where he held teaching positions at the Cincinnati Art Academy and Northern Kentucky University, and established Studio 70 in his home, a working studio with an open-door policy for artists.

Condition

- rippling to paper. Areas of accretion. Several scratches to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame.

Item #

18CIN337-062