Description:
Robert Fawcett (American, 1903-1967)
Illustration for Cadmus Henry and the Fleet Hand of God
Inscribed and initialed "To Gordon con amore/R.F." l.r., identified on a label from the Saturday Evening Post affixed to the reverse.
Gouache (en grisaille) on Whatman drawing board, 21 x 20 7/8 in. (53.5 x 53.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Abrasion or possible smear of white pigment to u.r. quadrant, not examined out of frame.
N.B. The label on the reverse indicates that this drawing was published in the Saturday Evening Post.
Estimate $700-900
Framed dimensions are 22 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.
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