Sports
Pen and Ink Drawing
Ruth
Curtis (artist)
Sports
American:
c. 1940s
Pen
and ink on stiff paper
Signed
lower left: Ruth Curtis
12.5
x 9 inches, image
18.5
x 13.5 inches, overall
$300
Sports-themed
illustration art, possibly intended for a college or sports yearbook.
The letters of the word "Sports" are superimposed over a football, baseball,
basketball, and tennis ball. Four athletes are drawn in action corresponding
to the balls shown, together with a swimmer and runner. The work is
signed in the lower left corner, "Ruth Curtis."
Condition:
Generally very good with the usual light overall toning, scattered soiling
and staining.