(Cave Paintings - Altamira Bison with ridged back)

 

John William Winkler

  1894 - 1979 (biography)

c. 1927  

pastel 

7 5/8 x 11 1/2" image 

pastel initialed in lower right 

unique drawing 

"-W-" in pencil lr 

 

white laid 

 

 

JA335 

$800.00 

After the Altamira Cave paintings by Henri 'Abbe' Brueil (French: 1877-1965), the first archeologist to date and catalogue the art works. The cave is located in the village of Antillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain, and this polychrome bison is found on the cave ceiling. Winkler created a series of several charcoal, conte crayon, pastel, graphite, and ink drawings of such imagery, well as carved figures from prehistoric eras.