Trompe l'Oeil Leaf, Gorgeous 1879 Large Charcoal Drawing, Philadelphia School of Design handwritten text for which he was awarded

for which he was awarded the Army Navy “E” for Excellence prize in 1943

librarian and great collector in Melrose

what makes this compelling is the charring to the lower left corner

in person it is crisp and bright and very finely done

Trompe l'Oeil Leaf, Gorgeous 1879 Large Charcoal Drawing, Philadelphia School of Design handwritten text for which he was awardedAnother stunner of a drawing capturing the wonders of nature this an academic charcoal drawing signed and dated 1879, done by a student at the Philadelphia School of Design. I especially love that it was given trompe l'oeil treatment, as if a drawing of a drawing hung from a nail, with shadows cast along the right and bottom perimeter of the "page." Beautiful. 20 3 4" x 16 3 8". Good condition, with some toning along the edges of the paper, I think