William Gear drawing of Two Male Figures Drawing in ink

GEAR, William

Verlag: Self Published, 1937

Beschreibung

William Gear drawing in black ink and blue wash drawn in Paris when Gear studied at the Academie Colarossi under Leger. This is an experimental piece. The surface of the paper is grubby with discoloration in lower right corner and there is a black spot above the right man s head , else good.Sheet Size 290 x 430mm (11.5 x 17 inches)The body of work culminated was shown in one of the first Surrealist Exhibitions to be held in Britain under the banner of the New Era Group . : The provenance of these drawings and paintings by William Gear listed on the web site were purchased at a Bonham s sale in June, 2000. The following lots dated from the mid to late 1930 s when Gear took his traveling scholarship in Italy, Greece the Balkans and Paris where he studied at the Acadamie Colarossi under Leger. This body of work culminated in one of the first Surrealist Exhibitions to be held in Britain under the banner of the New Era Group . The exhibition as held at the Gladstone s Land Galleries, Royal Mile, Edinburgh in 1939 and also included the artists Hugh Crawford, Joseph Forrester, Tom Pow and Rendall Wells. The collection highlights the turning point in this decade of Gears career as he moved from figurative towards total abstraction. The collection is from the estate of Rendall Wells. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 60001419

Bibliografische Details

Titel: William Gear drawing of Two Male Figures ...

Verlag: Self Published

Erscheinungsdatum: 1937

Einband: No Binding

Illustrator: William Gear

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition