Vintage (1930s) Double-Sided Original Art : Man Smoking Pipe - Graphite Pencil On Paper, Unsigned.
Original graphite pencil sketch of a seated gentleman smoking a pipe and reading a newspaper. Strongly reflects early-to-mid 20th-century American or European illustration styles, prioritizing quick gestural lines, heavy atmospheric shading on the jacket, and a relaxed everyday subject. Illustrative Study. Vintage collectible art piece. Dressed in a mid-century suit jacket, dress trousers, striped socks, and a classic fedora hat.
Some discoloration behind his hat. Double-Sided. Unframed. Unsigned. Artist is Grace Alice Gassert. Acquired from her portfolio collection during her time at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art in the 1930s. Rendered in Conte + Lithograph Pencil. Grace resided at the Y.W.C.A. on Arch Street in Philadelphia during this period. Crossed at the legs, looking down intently at an open newspaper.
Measurements : 12” x 8.75”
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Vintage (1930s) Double-Sided Original Art : Man Smoking Pipe - Graphite Pencil On Paper, Unsigned.
Original graphite pencil sketch of a seated gentleman smoking a pipe and reading a newspaper. Strongly reflects early-to-mid 20th-century American or European illustration styles, prioritizing quick gestural lines, heavy atmospheric shading on the jacket, and a relaxed everyday subject. Illustrative Study. Vintage collectible art piece. Dressed in a mid-century suit jacket, dress trousers, striped socks, and a classic fedora hat.
Some discoloration behind his hat. Double-Sided. Unframed. Unsigned. Artist is Grace Alice Gassert. Acquired from her portfolio collection during her time at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art in the 1930s. Rendered in Conte + Lithograph Pencil. Grace resided at the Y.W.C.A. on Arch Street in Philadelphia during this period. Crossed at the legs, looking down intently at an open newspaper.
Measurements : 12” x 8.75”
Price Includes Shipping.
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