A pastel drawing portrait of a man. The bust of an older man dominates the drawing. The man is bald and has blue eyes and a long beard that is greying at the bottom. The background is dark grey and brown, with lines visible from the loose drawing strokes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, …
A pastel drawing portrait of a man. The bust of an older man dominates the drawing. The man is bald and has blue eyes and a long beard that is greying at the bottom. The background is dark grey and brown, with lines visible from the loose drawing strokes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, written in black, “N de Grandmaison”. Au verso, there is an illegible purple ink stamp in the centre near the bottom. The stamp is a rectangle with print inside.
Pastel drawing of a woman’s figure. She wears a dress and leans back onto her hands, which rest on a ledge. Her profile is visible. Woman appears to be in Asian dress, judging by wide sleeves and slippers.
Pastel drawing of a woman’s figure. She wears a dress and leans back onto her hands, which rest on a ledge. Her profile is visible. Woman appears to be in Asian dress, judging by wide sleeves and slippers.
A mountie stands facing left with arms at side. He wears a brown hat, red coat, blue pants with a yellow stripe and brown boots and gloves. brc: Peter Whyte 1927
A mountie stands facing left with arms at side. He wears a brown hat, red coat, blue pants with a yellow stripe and brown boots and gloves. brc: Peter Whyte 1927
Drawing of a standing man in pastel on blue paper. He holds a walking stick in his left hand. His right arm is by his side. Faces viewer. He wears an overcoat and conductor-style? hat. Appears to wear a monocle and have a mustache. BRC: Peter Whyte 1927
Drawing of a standing man in pastel on blue paper. He holds a walking stick in his left hand. His right arm is by his side. Faces viewer. He wears an overcoat and conductor-style? hat. Appears to wear a monocle and have a mustache. BRC: Peter Whyte 1927
Pastel drawing on brown construction paper of the anatomy of an arm. Brown, white and black colours are used to render highlights and volume. The drawing is an anterior view of an arm that begins at the shoulder. The arm is rotated so that the palm of the hand faces the viewer and the elbow is clos…
Pastel drawing on brown construction paper of the anatomy of an arm. Brown, white and black colours are used to render highlights and volume. The drawing is an anterior view of an arm that begins at the shoulder. The arm is rotated so that the palm of the hand faces the viewer and the elbow is close to where the body would be (if it was drawn).
Pastel drawing on brown construction paper of a male nude figure. The figure faces the viewer with feet close together. His right arm is close to his side, while he rotates his left arm so that the elbow is facing his body and the palm of his hand is visible to the viewer. White, brown, and black p…
Pastel drawing on brown construction paper of a male nude figure. The figure faces the viewer with feet close together. His right arm is close to his side, while he rotates his left arm so that the elbow is facing his body and the palm of his hand is visible to the viewer. White, brown, and black pastel create highlights and volume. The figure’s musculature is extremely developed and anatomical proportions idealized. In trc, the number 6 appears within a circle.
Pastel drawing of the posterior view of a right arm on brown construction paper. Brown, black and white colours are used to create highlights and volume. The artist has only drawn the arm, and the drawing ends at the figure’s trapezius. The elbow is rotated slightly towards where the body would be,…
Pastel drawing of the posterior view of a right arm on brown construction paper. Brown, black and white colours are used to create highlights and volume. The artist has only drawn the arm, and the drawing ends at the figure’s trapezius. The elbow is rotated slightly towards where the body would be, allowing the back of the hand to be fully visible to the viewer.
Brown, white and black pastel drawing of the sagittal view of a human’s lower body, from the right side. The drawing stops at the figure’s hips and includes the buttocks, legs, and feet. The drawing is on brown construction paper.
Brown, white and black pastel drawing of the sagittal view of a human’s lower body, from the right side. The drawing stops at the figure’s hips and includes the buttocks, legs, and feet. The drawing is on brown construction paper.
Brown, black and white pastel drawing of the posterior view of a human trunk on brown construction paper. The figure appears to be male, judging from the broad shoulders and narrow hips.
Brown, black and white pastel drawing of the posterior view of a human trunk on brown construction paper. The figure appears to be male, judging from the broad shoulders and narrow hips.