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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