Jean Dupas

Art Deco charcoal drawing by Jean Dupas of The Triumph of Venus, 1933

1933

Elsie Mariam Henderson (British, 1880-1967) A head study of a smiling girl Charcoal on paper 9.3/8 x 7.1/2 in. (23.7 x 19 cm.) Provenance: From the artist’s estate and thence by descent Collection of Elsie Mariam Henderson, Baroness de Coudenhove Elsie Marian Henderson was born in Eastbourne in Sussex and with the encouragement of her mother, a keen amateur painter, she attended the South Kensington Schools before studying at the Slade School of Fine Art between 1903 and 1905. She continued her art education in Paris and in 1916, after returning to London she enrolled at the Chelsea Polytechnic, where she was taught lithography by the artist Francis Ernest Jackson...

Carl Hofer (German, 1875 – 1955) Schwestern II (Sisters) Charcoal and pencil on paper Signed with monogram ‘CH’ (lower right) 17.1/4 x 13.3/8 in. (43.8 x 34 cm.) Provenance: These works come from the artist’s second wife Elizabeth and from then by descent. Carl Hofer was a German expressionist painter and the director of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. One of the most important painters of the Expressionist movement, his work was among those that was considered degenerate art by the Nazis. He studied in Karlsruhe under Hans Thoma. He first visited Paris in 1899 making acquaintance with Julius Meier-Graefe. In 1902 he studied in Stuttgardt and became friends with the sculptor Hermann Haller...

Carl Hofer (German, 1875 – 1955) Einflusterung (Whispering) Charcoal and pencil on paper Signed and inscribed ‘Einflusterung’ (lower middle) 17.1/4 x 13.3/8 in. (43.8 x 34 cm.) Provenance: These works come from the artist’s second wife Elizabeth and from then by descent. Carl Hofer was a German expressionist painter and the director of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. One of the most important painters of the Expressionist movement, his work was among those that was considered degenerate art by the Nazis. He studied in Karlsruhe under Hans Thoma. He first visited Paris in 1899 making acquaintance with Julius Meier-Graefe. In 1902 he studied in Stuttgardt and became friends with the sculptor Hermann Haller...

Carl Hofer (German, 1875 – 1955) Figures from a dream Pencil and charcoal on paper Signed with initial ‘CH’ (lower right) 17 x 13 in. (43.2 x 33 cm.) Provenance: These works come fr...

Pat Douthwaite (Scottish, 1939 – 2002) Seated Man Charcoal on paper Indistinctly inscribed, signed and dated ‘Douthwaite 71’ (lower right) 25.1/2 x 18.1/2 in. (64.7 x 47 cm.) Pat Do...

Pat Douthwaite (Scottish, 1939 – 2002) Seated Man Charcoal on paper Indistinctly inscribed, signed and dated ‘Douthwaite 71’ (lower right) 25.1/2 x 18.1/2 in. (64.7 x 47 cm.) Pat Do...

Black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue paper, 19cm x 15cm, (32cm x 27cm framed). First exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1904, Philpot was elected as an Academician in 19...

German Artist Adolf Uzarski (1885 - 1970) designed this stunning charcoal drawing lithograph print on paper, depicting two riders in a wild dance or fight. This drawing is part of a set of five lithographs made to illustrate scenes from the 14th Century Tutinama, Persian series of 52 stories also known as "Tales of the Parrot." Tales of adventures told by a parrot, night after night, for 52 successive nights, are moralizing tales to persuade its owner not to commit adultery act with a lover in her husband's absence. Hand-written signature on bottom right corner: "Uzarski - 19". The lithograph is ornate with a contemporary wood frame with acrylic glass protection. Measurements: With frame: 24.75 in. wide (63 cm) x 29.75 in. high (75.5 cm) Opening view: 16.94 in. wide (43 cm) x 22.50 in. high (57 cm). We have a set of five different pieces from the same artist. Please inquire if you have an interest in buying multiple to make a grouping (check the ambiance picture with two pieces.) About: Adolf Uzarski (1885 - 1970) was a German writer, artist, and illustrator associated with the "New Objectivity Movement." He was born in Ruhrort bei Duisburg (1885) and studied at the Cologne School of Architecture before enrolling in 1906 at the Düsseldorf School of Arts and Crafts. Before World War I, he exhibited in Berlin and Hagen and became a successful commercial artist. While directing the advertising department of the Tietz department store in 1916–17, he produced the portfolio of lithographs, Totentanz (Danse Macabre - Dance of Death). Beginning in 1919, he exhibited with "Das Junge Rheinland" (Young Rhineland), of which he was a founding member. This stylistically diverse group, which included Arthur Kaufmann...

Alexander O. Levy was a painter, illustrator, printmaker and designer who was born in 1881 in Bonn, Germany. He died in 1946 in Buffalo, New York. At age three, he was brought to ...

Alexander O. Levy was a painter, illustrator, printmaker and designer who was born in 1881 in Bonn, Germany. He died in 1946 in Buffalo, New York. At age three, he was brought to ...

Jean Carlu (French, 1900-1997) "Breaking the Chains" Original Charcoal on Paper c.1920s Rare original work by noted French poster artist Jean Carlu. A fine example of his interest ...

'Contemporary Fashion Rendition' is an original drawing by Jorge Ruiz-Martinez. The artist works in a pared-down style with a nod to Art Deco fashion images while nevertheless mainta...