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(Cave Painting - Altamira Bison in gray and rust) by John William Winkler
(Cave Painting - Altamira Bison in gray and rust)
John William Winkler
Title
(Cave Painting - Altamira Bison in gray and rust)
Artist
John William Winkler
1894 - 1979 (biography)Year
c. 1927
Technique
pastel
Image Size
5.5 x 9" image
Signature
not signed
Edition Size
unique drawing
Annotations
"-W-" in chalk lr
Reference
Pl. XX, La Caverne d'Altamira, Cartailhac/Breuil, 1906
Paper
gray laid FJ Head paper with watermark
State
Publisher
Inventory ID
JA328
Price
$700.00
Description
After the drawing by archeologist Henri 'Abbe' Beuil (French: 1877-1965) who was the first person to date and dcatalogue the Paleolithic cave art of France and Spain. This is among the bison paintings from ca. 14,000 BCE, found in the Altamira Cave of Spain. It appears to be one of the bisons represented on the ceiling of cave, which is crowded with depictions of bison and reindeer. Winkler created a series of several charcoal, conte crayon, pastel, graphite, and ink drawings of such imagery, well as carved figures from prehistoric eras.