Design for a Glazed Vase with Nude Figures/Despondant Souls on a Beach, Double Sided Watercolor & Ink Drawing. Ca. 1900's-30's, recto 11-1/4 x 7 (sight), verso 11 x 6-3/4, "Glazed Vase" in ink and signed in pencil lower right, on thin cream wove paper. There are creases and tears to the sheet, mostly outside the subject at upper left, a stain at right center, and age toning and soil to margins. A wonderfully sinuous Art Nouveau inspired design. One wonders if the vase exists? Especially nice with the Duncan inspired figures on the verso. One of a small cache of inspired works on paper acquired a few years ago.

SOLD

Carriers of the Night, Pencil Drawing touched with red watercolor. ca. 1920's, 9-11/16 x 12-13/16, "Carriers of the Night " in pencil bottom c. unsigned, on thick cream wove paper. There are two vertical creases tears to the sheet in the subject at left, a vertical stain at left edge, and age toning and soil to sheet. Graphite for transfer verso. One of a small cache of inspired works on paper acquired a few years ago.

$125

The Nativity, Pencil Drawing, 1926, 13-3/8 x 10, signed & dated in pencil upper left edge, on thin brown Hurlbut Linen Ledger wove paper. There is a horizontal crease across subject at center, tack holes at upper left, tiny losses & creases at corners and age toning and soil to sheet. Graphite to verso for transfer. . One of a small cache of inspired works on paper acquired a few years ago. $175

Pan Playing Pipes by Tree, Pencil Drawing. ca. 1920's, 12 x 9, signed in pencil lower right, on thin buff wove paper. There are edge losses to the upper right , lower left corners & right center edge of the sheet, a white gouache or ink stain in image at lower left corner, water stain in sky at upper right & top edge, and age toning and soil to margins. Graphite to verso for transfer. Despite the condition issues a charming image with a Rackham like style. One of a small cache of inspired works on paper acquired a few years ago.

$150

The Pirate Song, Ink Drawing with Red Gouache. ca. 1920's, 12-1/16 x 9-1/16 signed in ink lower left, on thin cream wove paper. There are corner losses upper left & lower right and 3 repaired edge tears to the sheet at bottom center, age toning and soil to image. One of a small cache of inspired works on paper acquired a few years ago.

$125