Artist: Lionel Barrymore, after. L.B. was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director.
Title: Little Boatyard, Venice.
Titled and Signed in plate.
Dimensions: Image 8" x 8". Sheet 13 1/4" x 12 1/2".
Date: Mid XX C.
Materials and Techniques: Talio Chrome after etching on paper.
Mat and Frame: pasted onto the cardboard.
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 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: Barrymore had attended art school in New York and Paris and was a skillful illustrator, creating etchings and drawings and was a member of the Society of American Etchers.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia.