Alfred BASTIEN (1873-1955) Signed Pencil Portrait Drawing Début XXème Rear View Climbing Stairs With Basket

Alfred BASTIEN (1873-1955) Signed Pencil Portrait Drawing Début XXème Rear View Climbing Stairs With Basket

• ARTIST: Alfred Theodore Joseph Bastien (1873-1955)
• Born: 16 September 1873 Ixelles Belgium
• Died: 7 January 1955 Ixelles Belgium
• Rear portrait view in carbon pencil on paper.
• A person climbing a ladder wearing carved wooden shoes;
• carrying a heavy basket balanced on their shoulders.
• Note the balance of the weight in the musculature.
• MEDIUM: Pencil drawing on paper.
• MOUNTED: The drawing is glued down at four corners to a sheet of backing paper.
• SIGNED: This is signed by the artist with the first initial of his last name.
• NOT FRAMED: This is NOT framed.
• COUNTRY of Origin: Belgium.
• AGE: Début XXème
• Exactly as shown in the detailed photos below.
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SIZE:

• This measures overall approximately 35 cm x 25,8 cm // 13.4 inches x 10.15 inches.

CONDITION:

• By " antique " we mean over 100 years of age.
• By " vintage " we mean between 50 and 100 years of age.
• This item is made of matter and it is OLD; this means it is NOT NEW.
• This is not a recent reproduction. It is not a recent copy. It is not a fake.
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There are signs of age or usage including but not limited to:

• The drawing is glued down at four corners to a sheet of backing paper
• There is overall surface wear.
• There is overall oxidation.
• There are surface scratches.
• The drawing is glued down at four corners to a sheet of backing paper.
• There is also some smudging of the pencil.
• There is some overall surface wear.
• There are tiny surface scratches.
• There is some oxidation of the paper.
• There is some minor wear around the perimeter edges and at the corners of the paper.
• CLEANED: No.
• RESTORATION: No restoration.
• MEASUREMENT VERIFIED: Yes.
• There may also be something that we missed because we aren't specifically trained to see it.
• We've not examined this microscopically.
• We've not taken this apart or put this back together.
• We've not subtracted anything nor added anything that was not already there.
• We've not cleaned this.
• This is COMPLETE. No missing pages.
• The condition is good.
• There's nothing functionally wrong with this.
• The condition is exactly as shown in the gallery photos.
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Alfred Theodore Joseph Bastien (1873-1955):

• Alfred Theodore Joseph Bastien (1873-1955) was born 16 September 1873 in the town of Ixelles, Belgium.
• He died on 7 January 1955, in the town of Ixelles, Belgium.
• Exceptionally well-known, oft published and very successful Belgian artist.
• Listed in all the major art references, including but not limited to Benezit, Piron, Akoun, etc.
• He primarily favored the mediums of pencil, pen, and oil paint.
• His inimitable sketching and drawing style developed to accommodate rapid and regular publishing of it during the war.
• He as much renowned for his graphic war sketches and grand panoramic depictions as for his sensitive portraits of people and animals, and his gentle landscapes.

Alfred Theodore Joseph Bastien was a contemporary of:

• the sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840–1917),
• the composer Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924),
• and the painter and sculptor Constantin Meunier (1831–1905)
• All of whom were also born in Ixelles.
• Incidentally, also born in Ixelles, and also his contemporary, was the actress, fashion model, and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993).
• There must be something in the Ixelles water!

• After he completed work on a grand 'Panorama du Congo' exhibited at the 1913 Ghent World Fair
• King Albert in 1914 suggested what became his most famous and acclaimed work:
• a massive grand Panorama of the Yser Front.
• After the fall of Antwerp in October 1914,
• he volunteered for the Belgian Army in spite of his age
• and was eventually transferred to the 'Section Artistique' in Nieuwpoort.
• His sketches and drawings were regularly published by magazines during the war,
• particularly the drawings he did depicting the Belgian lines on the Yser river.
• The British war-time magazine 'the Illustrated War News' regularly published his work
• as distinctive semi-panoramic multi-color two-page spreads.
• In 1917, on personal request by Lord Beaverbrook (who owned several of Bastien's pre-war paintings)
• Bastien was seconded to the Canadian Army until September 1918,
• during which time he produced many works of art specifically related to the Canadian war experience.
• He is in the permanent collection of The Canadian War Museum
• as part of the Lord Beaverbrook Collection of War Art.
• He is in the permanent collections of many European museums.
• Photos of the artist, and his work, are below.
• For more information on him, please visit your local library and search the Internet.
• Merci pour votre visite!

PORTRAIT DE VUE ARRIÈRE par ALFRED BASTIEN (1873-1955) Début XXème

• Dessin par Alfred Theodore Joseph Bastien (1873-1955).
• Gros coté.
• En crayon sur papier gris.
• Ce dessin est collé aux 4 coins sur un papier gris.
• Représentant un portrait de vue arrière,
• d'une personne grimper une échelle transportant un panier lourd sur leurs épaules.
• Ils portent des chaussures en bois sculptés.
• L'oeuvre est signée avec le monogrammé B de l'artiste.
• Ce dessin est d'une très grande finesse. Superbe maîtrise.
• École Belge.
• Vendu sans cadre.
• Dimensions totals: 35 cm x 25,8 cm.
• Bon état.
• Quelques légers plis qui ne gènent en rien la qualité du dessin.
• Infirmes traces de manipulation sur les bords.
• Frais de port en sus.
• Merci de votre visite.

• PHOTOS OF THE ARTIST AND HIS WORK:

  

  

  

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