Artist: Paul Bartlett Taylor (Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1899-1974).
Title: Woman Reclining in a Chair.
Inscriptions: signed Paul Bartlett Taylor and dated 1939 in red chalk l.r.
Dimensions: 20" x 16".
Date: 1939.
Materials and Technique: Sanguine and white chalk on laid 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: Heavy foxing and light fading of the sheet, minor tears to edges. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods and Schools: American School XX C.