Lot 125
Gordon Grant
American (1875-1962)
The Embarkment (1910)
Pen and ink
sight: 17 1/2 x 22 inches
Signed lower left

Description:
An early twentieth-century American illustration drawing executed in pen and ink on paper titled The Embarkment by maritime and narrative artist Gordon Grant, depicting a bustling crowd of figures in period attire carrying trunks and luggage along a dockside boarding area, signed and dated \”Gordon Grant / 10\” in ink within the lower left composition area

Frame details:
wood frame with glazing: 26 1/2 x 34 x 1

Provenance:
From a Private Collection

Good condition; not examined out of frame; uniform light browning to the paper sheet consistent with age, the ink medium remaining fully stable and bold

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