Early 20th Century Parisian Female Figure

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Early 20th Century Parisian Female Figure

About the Item

This piece comes from a collection of approximately 50 pieces by John Whitworth Robson that can be seen at: http://www.lostartsalon.com/johnwhitworthrobson.html

The alternate images showcased alongside the main drawing offer a taste of additional pieces available in the John Whitworth Robson portfolio. The details and price listed here apply to the primary framed drawing of the Parisian Female Figure only. Please contact us directly or visit our website for specific details regarding the accompanying pieces from the portfolio.

Lost Art Salon is a resource for modernist, vintage & antique art & objects (1900-1960's). Visit our website to see our collection of nearly 4,000 original pieces: http://www.lostartsalon.com

John Whitworth Robson (1881-1946) lived as an American artist in Paris from 1905-1909. He was a member of the American Art Association of Paris and exhibited at the Salon of the highly esteemed Societe des Artistes Francais. Robson experienced Paris at a very unique time, just as the Impressionists and Expressionists had left their indelible mark on the art world.

Robson’s drawings and etchings beautifully capture the people and places of Turn-of-The-Century Paris in a manner reminiscent of Edgar Degas and Toulouse Lautrec. One of the highlights of the collection is an etching of Moulin Rouge singer and dancer, Yvette Guilbert, whom Lautrec adored and depicted in several of his own works. Robson, who had a reputation as a gregarious ladies man, met and became friends with Guilbert in 1906.

Robson returned to the U.S. in 1909, going first to New York and working as a commercial artist producing work for publications such as Metropolitan, Putnam’s Monthly, Pearson’s and others. Ultimately he settled in Los Angeles, opened a studio in the famed Wilcox Building, and began working with the movie industry as a commercial artist. Infamous female stunt pilot, Florence Lowe “Pancho” Barnes, worked with Howard Hughes on “Hell’s Angels” and later introduced him to Robson. During this time, Robson worked for Howard Hughes, Walt Disney and was known to have worked on “Wizard of Oz.” Robson was hired to create portraits of Clark Gable, Tyrone Power, Wallace Berry, Barbara Stanwyck and other studio celebrities.

Many years later, and shortly before his death in 1946, Robson became disillusioned with the movie studios, and at a personal low point destroyed nearly all of his paintings in the backyard incinerator. For decades it was believed his lifetime of work had been erased forever. Thankfully, this wasn’t entirely true. Recently his son Jack, who has continued to live in the family home all of these years, uncovered a treasure trove of works from Robson’s time in Paris. These pieces had been lost in the attic and saved from his fit of destruction. This collection at Lost Art Salon comes from this group of recently re-discovered works.

The following descriptive terms apply to this piece: female, woman, drawing, turn of the century, French, figure, signed, umbrella

Dimensions:
Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Charcoal,Paper
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Early 20th Century
Condition:
Seller Location:
San Francisco, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: 50101stDibs: U1010088618346