"Window Shopping" by Sperry Andrews, Amer., (1917-2005) New Acquisition on cream wove vellum paper

on cream wove vellum paper

the title penciled bottom left margin

labor intensive  drawing technique using dots

A striking and playful mid century nautical tondo design

Kleinholz excelled later in school  and became a lawyer

"Window Shopping" by Sperry Andrews, Amer., (1917-2005) New Acquisition on cream wove vellum paperPen and Brush and Ink Drawing, ca. 1941, 10 13 16 x 14 7 8, signed with initials in ink i. r. verso, on cream wove paper. This drawing shows a group of soldiers off duty in a restaurant gazing at two young women outside deciding whether to venture in. Andrews has included his self portrait profile in sillouette at right. The isolation and loneliness the artist felt far from home while serving his country is revealed in a small group of works on paper