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Ian Craig - Framed 20th Century Pastel, Looking Fierce

20th Century

An elegant coloured chalk portrait of Elizabeth Farren. Presented in an attractive oval frame with delicate running patterns. Signed 'Caste' to the lower right. After Sir Thomas Lawr...

A delicate portrait depicting Lizzie Ornsby, daughter of Captain Dalgairns. The artist depicts her in the grounds of a grand house. She leans on a stone pillar as she sketches a flow...

A charming portrait of a wide eyed young girl riding on her father's shoulders, holding a flower. The artist has initialed faintly to the lower left and the drawing has been presente...

A very finely drawn portrait of a young woman wearing a delicate lace cap trimmed with fresh flowers. Well presented in a substantial gilt effect frame. Inscribed to the reverse with...

Signed (at lower right): WINOLD/REISS

Winold Reiss (1886-1953), who scholars increasingly recognize as a pivotal figure in early 20th-century American art, is known for his evocative portraits that capture the spirit and...

Artist's Self-Portrait in Pastel on Paper Bright yellow and ochre make up this self-portrait in chalk pastels by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Mat size: 30"H x 24"W Paper size: 24"H x 18"W Presented in a new soft peachy cream mat with foam core backing. Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century) is a San Francisco...

Intricately detailed realist figurative pastel drawing of a woman in Shakespearean clothing by Palo Alto artist Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015), 1989. The woman's pearl necklace and puffy sleeved garment, as well as each individual strand of her graying hair, are depicted in hyper-realist pastel on half tone paper. Signed and dated "Marylin Thompson 1989" in the lower right corner. Presented in a new cream mat with foam-core backing. Paper size: 24.75"H x 19.75"W Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015) was born in Santa Paula. California. She received an art degree from San Jose State in 1950, after which she worked for H. M. Gousha, for whom she drew many illustrations of missions and other California sites. From the mid-1970s on, she did freelance drawing and painting, with lots of commercial work (pamphlet illustrations, posters, custom birthday cards...