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Glo Williams (b.1940) - 20th Century Charcoal Drawing, Singing Girl

20th Century

An expressive charcoal drawing with pen and ink details by the artist Peter Collins, depicting a figure head study. Unsigned. Well-presented in a white on ...

A fine portrait by the listed British artist Peter Collins. With pastel detail. Very well presented in a contemporary black frame with double card mount. Signed and dated. On wove.

A charming charcoal drawing by the artist Peter Collins, depicting a study of a short-haired woman. Unsigned. Well-presented in a white on black double card mount and in a simple con...

A striking nude study in graphite showing a woman with her head buried in her arms, hiding her face. The artist has signed to the lower right corner and the drawing has been presente...

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...

This beautiful framed black and white large scale study of a young female model seated looking away from the viewer, 'Seated Female Nude' captures and embraces the human form. Wingo approaches the nude figure with energetic line and play of light and shadow in a monochromatic palette. " I have been an Artist for many years. I received my Masters in Fine Art from Wichita State University, in Wichita, Kansas. I have taught art for many years. My work is intentionally loose in rendering, the purpose is to engage the memory of the viewer. I believe that the Artist should lead the viewer to make conclusions of their own. At a distance I have been told that my work appears photographic, yet, upon closer examination the viewer is often surprised to find how much detail their minds-eye has added to the image. I currently reside in Norwalk, Connecticut." -- Paul Wingo

In this drawing, the background is deliberately neutral to accentuate the prominence of the face. Charcoal is a "free" drawing medium known for its expressive qualities, requiring artists to work within its unique constraints. As an experienced figure work instructor at the California Art Institute, Max Turner...

The subject, peaking out of a darkened corner, gazes directly at the viewer in this intimate charcoal drawing by New York based artist Nathan Brad Hall...