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Ethel Magafan "Evening Moon" Pen and Ink Drawing

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Ethel Magafan (1916-1993) pen and ink sketch drawing entitled "Evening Mood". Signed lower right. Circa 1950. This piece comes from the Estate of Anton Otto Fischer after Magafan moved to Woodstock, NY where his home and studio were. Good overall condition. Wear consistent with age and not being framed. There is obvious darkening of the paper surface due to the piece originally having an old matte surrounding the sight opening. No visible rips, tears or restorations. Soft corners and edges. Approximately 8" wide x 6" high. Bio: After World War II, many people in the US were on the move, and on the advice of older artist friends in Los Angeles, Arnold Blanche and Fletcher Martin, Ethel and Jenne were advised that if they were serious about being professional artists, they needed to live near New York City. The charming artists' colony of Woodstock, New York, they were told, was perfectly located only 100 miles from the vital art scene of New York City. So they permanently relocated to Woodstock, New York in 1945. Between 1951 and 1952, the twins and their husbands were away from Woodstock on a year-long trip. Edward had a Fulbright Scholarship to Italy, and Ethel had a Fulbright Scholarship to Greece. "The two couples lived separately and visited one another only once or twice during that year." (Currie) Upon their return in 1952, Jenne died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage, a loss that Ethel mourned deeply. She said that the death of her sister "was a tragedy from which I never fully recovered. She later named her daughter and only child, Jenne. Shortly after the death of Jenne, Ethel began making yearly trips to Colorado. The landscape paintings following her sister's death became quite abstract, “seeking out the feelings of a scene rather than an exact representation.” Ethel and her husband "lived out the remainder of their lives in Woodstock. They lived on a paved road only one and a half miles from the village of Woodstock up a gentle hill. The couple kept very strict working hours, each having their own separate studio on the premises." (Currie) When their daughter Jenne was born in 1956, Ethel continued to paint around the schedule of a growing child. Ethel Magafan Currie died April 24, 1993 at age 76 in Woodstock, New York after a series of strokes. Unlike her sister, Ethel lived long enough to enjoy national recognition including election to the National Academy of Design where she received the Academy’s first Hallgarten Prize and its Altman Prize. She was also elected second Vice President of the Academy. In 1971, the United States Department of Interior requested that she travel and draw sketches throughout the Western U.S. These sketches were later exhibited at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. and then sent on a national tour by the Smithsonian Institution.

Creator:

Ethel Magafan (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 6 in (15.24 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 0.07 in (1.78 mm)

Style:

Rustic (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

1950-1959

Date of Manufacture:

Circa 1950

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. Good overall condition. Wear consistent with age and not being framed. There is obvious darkening of the paper surface due to the piece originally having an old matte surrounding the sight opening. No visible rips, tears or restorations.

Seller Location:

Garnerville, NY

Reference Number:

Seller: ARWoodstock02.25.24.11stDibs: LU1236238441972

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