Michel Dumas Art

"Barns in the Helderberg, New York" by Martin Lewis shows neighbors (one in a Model T car) visiting outside a series of barns with a tree in the background...

Hungarian/American artist/illustrator depicts a charming scene of sledding in the snow in Central Park. The work is abstract in its design as it's functional in its narrative - Unpublished New Yorker...

Untitled (Study for The Aerialists) Graphite on paper, 1932 Signed lower right in pencil: "John Steuart Curry" Dated: 1932 in pencil Exhibited: Schroeder Romero & Shredder, NYC (label), Master Drawings, Oct. 13, 2011-Nov. 12, 2011 (see photo of label) Arkansas Arts Center (label), 44th Collector Show & Sale, Nov. 30-December 30, 2012, Offered at $22,000. (see photo of label) This drawing is closely related to a painting by Curry entitled The Aerialists, 1932, once in the Erskine Collection, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is part of a group of preliminary drawings and three finished paintings executed by Curry around 1932 which were based on The Flying Cadonas. The painting The Flying Cadonas is an icon of American art purchased by the Whitney Museum of Art and now on permanent exhibition. There are other know studies for these works, nos. 199 through 222 and in John Steuart Curry: Rural America, page 32 (Mongerson Wunderlich, Chicago, 1990. Provenance: Mrs. Kathleen Curry (artist’s widow), included in the estate schedule of works Treadway Toomey Auction, Oak Park, Illinois, 2009 Don Joint, New York An important American Regionalist drawing. Like Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry was a major American scene painter of the 1930s. His subjects were taken from American history and his most famous mural, The Tragic Prelude...

Figurative drawing of two male nudes made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 18.5 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two standing male n...

Latvia-born William Sanderson became a contributor to the New Yorker and New Masses magazines during the 1930s. He was drafted into the Army during World Wa...

A finished primary study for Bonheur's major oil paintings of the late 1850s, capturing the quiet, unadorned dignity of animals in their native environment. Circa 1855. Graphite and...

Clara Deike (American, 1881-1964) Villa Giardino Charcoal on paper Signed and titled verso 17.75 x 12.5 inches A graduate of the Cleveland School of Art in 1912, Clara Deike was pa...

Original mixed media drawing created with acrylic, ink, and colored pencils on Fabriano 120g/m² paper. The artwork incorporates a unique technique developed with natural pigments ext...

This drawing (100 × 78 cm) unfolds as a visual ecosystem where human, animal, and botanical forms merge into a single composition. The artwork is created on professional Fabriano pap...

Graphite lead on paper Dimensions: 6 x 8 ¼ in. (15.4 x 21 cm) – framed 11 ¼ x 12 5/8 in. (28.5 x 33.2 cm) Studio sale stamp in the lower right corner (L. 838a) A certificate from th...

Standing nude pencil drawing by French born artist Gaston Lachaise. Lachaise was a native of Paris, France best known for his robust depictions of female nudes. While still a student...

A large, striking, finely drawn 1930s Cubist Modern WPA Era mural study ink drawing of a rural farm scene (Batchelder Farm, Stillwater, MN) by notable Chicago Institute of Design art...

André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) Portrait of a Lady bears the stamp of the studio of André Eugène Costilhes in the lower right-hand corner pencil red chalk and heightenings of whi...

Original mixed media drawing created with acrylic, ink, and colored pencils on Fabriano 120g/m² paper. The artwork incorporates a unique technique developed with natural pigments ext...

'Courtyard in Provence', ink on art paper, by Pierre Dionisi (circa 1930s). Sepia-toned, original drawing in a compelling style depicts a view of a tree...