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(Cave Paintings - Altamira Standing Bison) by John William Winkler
(Cave Paintings - Altamira Standing Bison)
John William Winkler
Title
(Cave Paintings - Altamira Standing Bison)
Artist
John William Winkler
1894 - 1979 (biography)Year
c. 1927
Technique
pastel and conté crayon
Image Size
7 1/2 x 10 1/2" image
Signature
intitialed in lower right of sheet
Edition Size
unique drawing
Annotations
initialed "-W-" in pastel, lower left
Reference
Paper
ivory laid with Barcham Green & Co. Ltd with Christ's Head and "1300" watermarks.
State
Publisher
Inventory ID
JA327
Price
$800.00
Description
After the drawings of Paleolithic cave paintings in France and Spain done by archeologist Henri 'Abbe' Beuil (French: 1877-1965). This bull is painted on the walls of the Altamira Cave in Spain. Breuil was the first person to determine the age of these caves' works and methodically document them, using a 38'-long sheet of paper onto which he sketched the animals as reference for future compositions. Here, Winkler faithfully recreates Bueil's work by hand, lending a worn softness to the work.