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Description:
This one-of-a-kind pen and ink
drawing by Henry Kallem features a modernist portrait of a woman. The artist,
who was listed in New York City, signed the artwork in ink. Measuring 13
7/8" in height and 10 7/8" in width, the unframed piece is an
original creation, with no licensed reproductions available. The subject matter
of the piece is a female figure, rendered in striking detail with pen strokes.
The artwork was created on paper, using a production technique that relied on
pen and ink. The piece is signed by the artist, who was a prolific creator, and
will serve as a unique addition to any art collection.
I Found the Following on the
Internet:
Henry Kallem (1912 - 1985)
A printmaker and painter in abstract
style who used wide brushmarks, Henry Kallem was born in Philadelphia. His
father was Morris Kallem, a portrait painter, with whom he studied, and his
brother was sculptor Herbert Kallem.
Henry Kallem's studio was in New York
City, and he and his associates were a part of a group of modernists who called
themselves 'the 28th Street Group of Modernists' because they hung around the
Henry and David Rothman Frame Shop on 28th Street. Kallem and others of this
group also spent much time in the summers painting in Provincetown and Monhegan
Island.
He was a member of the National
Society of Painters in Casein and exhibited widely including at the
Pennsylvania Academy, the 1939 New York World's Fair, and the Pepsi Cola
Exhibition of 1947, where he won first prize for his painting Country Tenement.
This award caused consternation because of his abstract style, and Life
magazine, August 1948, ran an article referencing the award with the headline
"Freak Painting Prizes".
Kallem was a teacher in his studio,
in a private school in Roslyn, New York, and at the New York City YWCA.
Size:
The Pen & Ink paper measures 13 7/8" x 10 7/8".
Condition:
In My Opinion the Pen & Ink in Good to
Very Good Condition, but please see photo to form your own opinion.
Shipping:
The will be shipped Using USPS
Priority Mail Rolled in a Hard Tube then in a USPS Triangle Tube.