Frank Walter Taylor

Figure Study

Frank Walter Taylor's figure study is an original charcoal drawing created by the American artist between 1910 & 1920. It is drawn upon wove paper and with full margins and signed, "F. Walter Taylor", by him in pencil to the lower left. Concentrating all his artistic energies upon the pensive pose of a young man he has deliberately left his facial details vague while concentrating upon the rapid expression of his form. Only a most gifted illustrative artist could convey so much so simply. This original Frank Walter Taylor drawing was formerly in the collection of the Benjamin West Society and bearing their seal and the number.

Original Charcoal Drawing by the American artist, Frank Walter Taylor.

Figure Study

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Title:	Figure Study
Artist:	Taylor, Frank Walter (Philadelphia, 1874 - 1921)
Date:	c. 1910 - 1920
Medium:	Original Charcoal Drawing
Note:	"Frank Walter Taylor worked almost exclusively with charcoal which he employed with a full tonal range from the white of the paper to rich blacks. His pictures give us an intimate view of social life of the times." *
	Frank Walter Taylor: A major early twentieth century American illustrator, F. Walter Taylor first studied under his father, Frank H. Taylor, who had been a Civil War artist and correspondent. He continued his studies in 1896 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. While there, Frank Taylor was awarded a traveling scholarship which enabled him to conclude his education in Paris. He then returned to Philadelphia in 1898 and established a studio there.
	During the following twenty years, Frank Walter Taylor was a leading illustrator of the American scene, and he regularly contributed his art to such national publications as "Harper's Monthly" and "Collier's". He also authored and illustrated a number of stories for leading periodicals. Frank Walter Taylor was a full member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Society of Illustrators. He was awarded a Medal of Honor for Illustration at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915.
	"Figure Study" is a brilliant example of Frank Walter Taylor's art. Concentrating all his artistic energies upon the pensive pose of a young man he has deliberately left his facial details vague while concentrating upon the rapid expression of his form. Only a most gifted illustrative artist could convey so much so simply.
Provenance:	This original Frank Walter Taylor drawing was formerly in the collection of the Benjamin West Society and bearing their seal and the number, 737, in the lower right corner (under the mat). Formed around 1900, the Benjamin West Society is affiliated with Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa. During the early twentieth century it built up a large collection of paintings, drawings and prints.
Reference:	* Walt Reed, "The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000", New York, the Society of Illustrators, Inc., 2003, p. 124.
Size:	13 1/4 X 9 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Drawn upon wove paper and with full margins. Signed, "F. Walter Taylor", by the artist in pencil to the lower left. Containing tack marks on all four corners and several, small marginal tears (each under the mat). Else a richly drawn charcoal drawing without a sign of staining or smudging and in very good condition throughout. "Figure Study" represents a prime, original example of the famous illustrative art of Frank Walter Taylor.
Subject:	F. Walter Taylor, Frank Walter Taylor, Frank Taylor, "Figure Study" illustrator, art, Benjamin West Society, American artists, "Harper's Monthly" and "Collier's".
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