Xavier J. Barile Sketchbook of Line Drawings

Item Details

Untitled, mid 20th century
Sketchbook of ink and graphite drawings on paper
Unsigned
Inscribed “Xavier J. Barile” to the cover

Xavier Barile was born in Italy, and immigrated to New York in 1907. After learning English he studied at Evening Art Classes at Cooper Union Institute in New York and eventually enrolled in the Art Students League, New York City where he studied under John Sloan, Reginald Marsh and Victor Perard. He was part of the informal Ashcan School, a group that painted scenes from daily life in New York’s poorer neighborhoods. He exhibited across the United States, at venues including the Whitney Studio Club, The Kit Kat Club, The Cincinnati Museum, The New Mexico Museum and his work is held in The National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA) Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Condition

- wear to edges of papers and cover; surface wear present to sketchbook cover; toning to papers; curling of paper edges; slight tearing to some pages of sketchbook; minor smudging to a few images due to excess pigment.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC659-1478