Original Drawing-FIGURE STUDY-SEASIDE-FIN DE SIECLE-SAILOR-Arthur Briet-1880

Pencil drawing on a vellin type paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 23.5 x 15 cm. The image size is ca. 23.5 x 15 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 9.3 x 5.9 inch. The image size is ca. 9.3 x 5.9 inch.

Untitled sketch page from a drawing book. It shows: study sketches (on front and rear) of fin-de-siecle figures at the seaside, and two sailing boats. Includes a group of females, a woman hitching up her skirts to wade into the sea, a sailor working sails, and several smaller studies. Study sketches by Arthur Briet. With a collection mark of vE in a circle.Artists and Engravers: Drawn by A. Briet. Arthur Henri Christiaan Briet (Java 1867 – Nunspeet 1939) was a Dutch artist.He was a student of J. Hoevenaar Wzn. He studied in Antwerp at the Teken Academie from 1884 to 1888 and was also taught by A. Struys in Mechelen. He painted (in watercolour) and drew figures (Javanese dancers) and farm interiors. He was a member of the Amsterdam artist’s circle Arti et Amicitiae.

Condition: Good, given age. A dampstain in the bottom left corner. A little smudged (as is the nature of pencil sketches). General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ORIGINAL DRAWING-FIGURE STUDY-SEASIDE-FIN DE SIECLE-SAILOR-ARTHUR BRIET

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