Gaston Touissant

The Redeemer - Original Drawing by Gaston Touissant - Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century

Jesus Christ is an Original Ink and Watercolour realized by Gaston Touissant (1872-1946). Good condition on a little paper, included a white cardboard passpartout (51x35 cm). No Signature, stamp of the Atelier Touissant, Vendome on the lower right corner. Gaston Toussaint...

Charity is an original Ink and Watercolour realized by an unknown artist in early-20th century. Good condition on a brown paper. No sigature. Another Sketche on the back of the pa...

Romans Suta Born on April 28, 1896 in the vicinity of Cesis (Latvia), died on July 14, 1944 in Tbilisi (Georgia), rehabilitated posthumously. Painter, graphic artist, decorative and stage designer, art critic and theoretician. Studied at the J. Madernieks' Art Studio (1913), Riga City Art School (1913-1915), and Penza Art School (1915 -1917). A prominent figure and active protagonist of modernist trends in Latvian art. Travels to Berlin and Paris, where he made the acquaintance of A. Ozanfant, Le Corbusier, and others. The influences of Cubism and Constructivism. A member of the Riga Artists' Group (1920-1924) and the Riga Graphic Artists' Society. Painter of still lifes and figural compositions. After the first experiments in Modernism, he turned to a more realistic manner of representation. The initiator and developer of a national constructive style, especially in interior design; the founder of Baltars creative workshop for porcelain painting (1924-1928); a designer and painter at Kuznetsov...

Pen and ink with wash on watermarked J Whatman 1814 paper, 11 x 8 1/4 (280 x 210 mm). Scattered minor edge losses at the left sheet edge, well outside of image area. Minor handling w...