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Lot 039 - Antique Framed Ink Drawing of Three Men Sleeping on a Park Bench, Signed Victor Perard, Paris, 17-3/4" W x 14-3/4" H
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Lot 039 - Antique Framed Ink Drawing of Three Men Sleeping on a Park Bench, Signed Victor Perard, Paris, 17-3/4" W x 14-3/4" H
Lot 039 - Antique Framed Ink Drawing of Three Men Sleeping on a Park Bench, Signed Victor Perard, Paris, 17-3/4" W x 14-3/4" H
Antique ink drawing on paper depicting three men asleep on a park bench in a Parisian boulevard setting. Signed "Victor Perard, Paris" in the lower left. A pencil inscription on the verso reads "Bench on the Boulevard Paris." A typed paper label affixed to the mat below the drawing reads "Try NOT to get bummed out."
Victor Semon Perard (1870–1957) was an illustrator and author who studied at the Art Students League and National Academy of Design in New York, as well as the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He taught life drawing at Cooper Union for 20 years and at the Traphagen School of Fashion for 10 years.
Presented in a period frame with blue mat. The frame shows gesso losses, and the paper backing is torn. The drawing shows toning and scattered foxing. The mat has old insect damage. The easel shown is not included.
Dimensions: 17-3/4" W x 14-3/4" H
Victor Semon Perard (1870–1957) was an illustrator and author who studied at the Art Students League and National Academy of Design in New York, as well as the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He taught life drawing at Cooper Union for 20 years and at the Traphagen School of Fashion for 10 years.
Presented in a period frame with blue mat. The frame shows gesso losses, and the paper backing is torn. The drawing shows toning and scattered foxing. The mat has old insect damage. The easel shown is not included.
Auction Date: 10/11/2026
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