Bidspirit auction | Martha Bolling Pencil and Graphite

Martha Bolling Pencil and Graphite Portrait of a Boy - Martha Bolling (American, 1913-2004). Pencil and graphite on toned paper, portrait of a boy, 1953. The subject is depicted in a three-quarter chest-up view with dark, wavy hair and a pensive downward gaze. The drawing is presented in a simple wooden frame with a cream and brown double mat. Signed m. bolling and inscribed Kodiak Alaska '53 in pencil in the lower left corner. Sight: 17 x 12 in. Frame: 25 x 19 1/2 in. From the Woodstock, New York estate of music manager Albert Grossman, best known for managing artists including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, The Band, and Peter, Paul and Mary.