Artist: John Middleton Freeman. (Charlottesville, VA c. 1919-2000).
More about the artist read in our eponymous Blog Post.
Title: Georgetown Waterfront.
Signed: Middleton; Titled: Georgetown Waterfront; Dated: 1947; Annotated: Washington D.C. Sketch for possible etching at Corcoran Art School.
Dimensions: Sheet 13 3/4" x 16 1/2".
Date: 1947.
Materials and Techniques: ink drawing on heavy wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Perforation to the left edge, small tears and water stains. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Middleton Freeman Portfolio.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Note:
- possibly, the self portrait.
- See another Georgetown landscape by J. Middleton Freeman titled
"Portrait of an artist in the open air" in our collection SKU DRW-211.