Artist: Unknown American.
Title: Adventure.
Titled Adventure; apparently unsigned.
Dimensions: 12 1/2" x 12 1/8".
Date: XX C.
Materials and Techniques: Graphite drawing on wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The lower part of the sheet is cut off. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Note: Possibly, the title page sketch. There are depicted two men on the raft. A shark fin sticks out of the water next to the raft. On the back, there is a different composition of the same scene along with various annotations, such as "galley slaves," "prisoners in chains," "war prisoners," "up against a wall," etc.