SPRITE THE FAIRY by Pearl Blauvelt, Original framed drawing, c. 1940’s
“SPRITE THE FAIRY.” by Pearl Blauvelt (1893-1987), graphite on ruled notebook paper, 5 × 7.6 inches (in 11 x 14 inch frame with museum glass and 8-ply archival mat), c. 1940’s
*Guaranteed authentic & includes provenance
Pearl Blauvelt’s enigmatic self-taught graphite and colored pencil on notebook paper drawings of figures, architecture, flora & household objects are often depicted with both the exterior and interior layered over one another, giving the effect of an entire world under x-ray.
Her work was discovered long after her death in a wooden box in her abandoned former home in northeastern Pennsylvania, and is now included in numerous major permanent collections including the Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), and Museum of Modern Art (New York)
“SPRITE THE FAIRY.” by Pearl Blauvelt (1893-1987), graphite on ruled notebook paper, 5 × 7.6 inches (in 11 x 14 inch frame with museum glass and 8-ply archival mat), c. 1940’s
*Guaranteed authentic & includes provenance
Pearl Blauvelt’s enigmatic self-taught graphite and colored pencil on notebook paper drawings of figures, architecture, flora & household objects are often depicted with both the exterior and interior layered over one another, giving the effect of an entire world under x-ray.
Her work was discovered long after her death in a wooden box in her abandoned former home in northeastern Pennsylvania, and is now included in numerous major permanent collections including the Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), and Museum of Modern Art (New York)
“SPRITE THE FAIRY.” by Pearl Blauvelt (1893-1987), graphite on ruled notebook paper, 5 × 7.6 inches (in 11 x 14 inch frame with museum glass and 8-ply archival mat), c. 1940’s
*Guaranteed authentic & includes provenance
Pearl Blauvelt’s enigmatic self-taught graphite and colored pencil on notebook paper drawings of figures, architecture, flora & household objects are often depicted with both the exterior and interior layered over one another, giving the effect of an entire world under x-ray.
Her work was discovered long after her death in a wooden box in her abandoned former home in northeastern Pennsylvania, and is now included in numerous major permanent collections including the Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), and Museum of Modern Art (New York)