Phil May

Modernist Pastel Drawing by Illustrator Phil May

20th Century

Anthony Fry (British, 1927-2016) View Through a Window, 1984 Chalk on paper Sight: 18 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. Framed: 25 3/4 x 22 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. Provenance: Private New York Collection Purchased from the below gallery by Reader's Digest, 1984 Browse & Darby, London The Artist Anthony Fry was born on 6 June 1927 in Theydon Bois, Essex, to Dr Lewis Salisbury Fry (1898–1968) and Margaret Mary Fry (1898–1986). Dr Fry was a descendant of the Quaker founders of the Bristol-based chocolate business J.S. Fry & Sons. Fry attended The Downs School, where he was taught English by the poet W.H. Auden and painting by the artist Maurice Feild. He completed his secondary education at Bryanston where he was taught sculpture by Donald Potter and painting by Elizabeth Muntz. Fry went on to study painting at Edinburgh College of Art and Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts under William Coldstream, Victor Pasmore and Lawrence Gowing. In 1950 Fry won the Prix de Rome for his painting The Betrayal, and with the award a two-year scholarship at the British School at Rome. The school's Director of Fine Art Derek Hill...

Michael Hoiland (Norwegian-American, 1901-1994) Untitled (Church, Possibly Chicago), 20th century Oil on board 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. Framed: 18 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. Signed lower left: Mich...

Hans Burkhardt frequently used live models for his figural pastels, which he maintained an interest in throughout his long career. Untitled (1973) Pastel on paper, 26" x 20" Hand-si...

The series of works "Visual Diaries" represents drawings on paper, featuring expressive abstractions or figurations created daily by the artist. Each work’s title includes the creati...