Bidspirit auction | Everett Shinn (1876-1953) Female Figure

Everett Shinn (1876-1953) Female Figure for Harpers Weekly - Everett Shinn (1876-1953) Original Graphite and colored pencil drawing on paper depicting female figure for Harpers Weekly, signed lower right ”Everett Shinn, Harpers Weekly” in red colored pencil, piece measures (H, W, D): 6”h, 8”w; 10.5”h, 13.75”w frame Additional Information: Work is inscribed with Harpers Weekly Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida.Everett Shinn is remembered today as one of “The Eight, ” a group of eight insurgent artists who showed their work at the Macbeth Gallery in New York in 1908, in a dramatic and well-publicized break with the artistic establishment entrenched at New York’s prestigious National Academy of Design. In fact, “The Eight, ” comprised of Robert Henri, John Sloan, George Luks, William Glackens, Ernest Lawson, Maurice Prendergast, and Arthur B. Davies, as well as Shinn, were a tremendously divergent group who came together on one occasion. Both before and after, they individually pursued their separate careers in a complex maze of interconnecting friendships and occasional artistic alliances. Like Henri, Sloan, Luks, and Glackens, Shinn came to New York from Philadelphia, and, with Sloan, Luks, and Glackens, but emphatically not Henri, launched his artistic career in newspaper journalism. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.