TITLE: YOUNG WOMEN SEATED, PORTRAIT DRAWING OF A YOUNG WOMAN - SIGNED CRAIG TAYLOR, EARLY 1900S

A FINELY EXECUTED GRAPHITE PENCIL PORTRAIT DRAWING DEPICTING A YOUNG WOMAN IN THREE-QUARTER VIEW, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST CHARLES TAYLOR TO THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. THE SUBJECT IS RENDERED WITH CAREFUL ATTENTION TO FACIAL FEATURES AND THE SUBTLE MODELLING OF FORM THROUGH TONAL GRADATION. THE HAIR IS DEPICTED WITH FLOWING, NATURALISTIC TREATMENT, AND THE FIGURE IS SHOWN WITH BARE SHOULDERS IN A CLASSICAL POSE.

ARTIST AND ATTRIBUTION:
- ARTIST: CHARLES TAYLOR
- SIGNATURE: CLEARLY SIGNED 'CHARLES TAYLOR' LOWER RIGHT
- PERIOD: EARLY 20TH CENTURY, CIRCA 1900-1920
- ORIGIN: ENGLISH

MEDIUM AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MEDIUM: GRAPHITE PENCIL ON PAPER
- PAPER SUPPORT: CREAM LAID PAPER, CONSISTENT WITH EARLY 20TH CENTURY PRACTICE

CONDITION: THE DRAWING EXHIBITS TYPICAL AGE-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDING OVERALL TONING AND FOXING TO THE PAPER SURFACE. DUST ACCUMULATION AND MINOR SOILING ARE PRESENT. THE PENCIL WORK REMAINS LEGIBLE AND THE ARTIST'S SIGNATURE IS CLEAR AND IDENTIFIABLE. THE VERSO SHOWS UNEVEN DISCOLOURATION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND HISTORICAL STORAGE CONDITIONS. NO TEARS OR SIGNIFICANT LOSSES ARE EVIDENT, THOUGH THE PAPER SHOWS THE PATINA OF AGE THROUGHOUT.

TECHNICAL OBSERVATIONS:
THE ARTIST DEMONSTRATES SKILLED DRAUGHTSMANSHIP THROUGH CAREFUL TONAL MODELLING, PARTICULARLY IN THE RENDERING OF FACIAL FEATURES AND THE SUBTLE TRANSITIONS ACROSS THE NECK AND SHOULDERS. THE TREATMENT OF THE HAIR SHOWS CONFIDENT, FLOWING LINEWORK. THE COMPOSITION FOLLOWS CLASSICAL PORTRAIT CONVENTIONS OF THE PERIOD, WITH THE FIGURE POSITIONED IN A GRACEFUL THREE-QUARTER POSE AGAINST A LIGHTLY WORKED BACKGROUND.

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

293552+10

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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