Paul Chidlaw Original Vine Charcoal Portrait Drawings

Item Details

Untitled (portraits), mid-20th century
Vine charcoal on paper
Signed to lower corner of each
Marked “89/397” and “89/378” to verso of each in graphite

Two vine charcoal drawings on paper by listed American artist Paul Chidlaw (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1900 – 1989). Each drawing features a frontal portrait rendered in gestural line work. Each is signed to the lower right corner. These works are unframed, awaiting your choice of presentation.

Provenance
The collection of Paul Chidlaw (American; 1900 – 1989)
Passed to Madge Chidlaw, wife of Paul Chidlaw
Gifted along with Chidlaw collection to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

• A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Paul Chidlaw, an early proponent of abstract expressionism, had a long and distinguished career in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born in Cleves, Ohio, and studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. In 1927, after working as a commercial artist for several years, he left for Europe where he worked, traveled and studied, including a period at L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Fontainebleau. After returning to Cincinnati in 1935 he painted several commissions for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and served in the US Army Corps of Engineers during WWII before settling in to a long teaching career at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. There he was known for his modernist aesthetic, and mentored many students including notable American Pop artists Jim Dine and Tom Wesselmann. In fact, he was so revered that the institution named the Chidlaw Gallery after him in 1986. Chidlaw’s work resides at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Xavier University and in many private collections.

Condition

- charcoal has smudged slightly.

Dimensions

- measures each sheet.

Item #

18CIN517-803