In the Manner of Thomas W. Dewing Early 20th Century Pastel and Charcoal Drawing

Item Details

Untitled, early 20th century
Pastel and charcoal on paper
Signed “T.W. Dewing” to lower left

An early 20th-century pastel and charcoal drawing on paper in the manner of well-listed American artist Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851 – 1938). This grisaille composition features a classical virginal figure seated along a grassy bank, holding a seashell in her hand, embellished with pale green and blue accents. Signed ‘T.W. Dewing’ to the lower left, the work is presented under glass with off-white matting, a pewter-tone sight edge, and housed in a silver-tone gesso and wood frame.

Thomas Wilmer Dewing studied at the Bostom Museum School of Fine Arts and the Academie Julian under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. He was especially known for his figural paintings and drawings of idealized women often portrayed in a Tonalist manner. Significantly, Dewing was among the founding members of the Ten American Painters, a group of American artists formed in 1898 which included Frank W. Benson, J. Alden Weir, Childe Hassam, Willard Leroy Metcalf, Robert Reid, Edward Simmons, Edmund C. Tarbell, Joseph DeCamp, and John Henry Twachtman (later replaced by William Merritt Chase after his death). His work has been exhibited and collected by numerous institutions including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others.

Condition

- 1.5 inch tear present along central left edge of paper; some wear in frame includes stains, scratches, and finish loss scattered throughout.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; visible image measures approximately 13.25" W x 21" H.

Item #

18DCC700-045