Stephen Parrish Pencil & Gouache Drawing Lstd American Start Price USD 499.95 Current Price USD 499.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 899.95 Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 04, 2008 End Time Friday, July 11, 2008 Location Ipswich, Massachusetts See more about 'Stephen Parrish Pencil & Gouache Drawing Lstd American ' Description Father of the famed painter and illustrator Maxfield Parrish, Stephen Parrish (1846-1938) was a significant American artist in his own right.  He was especially influential in promoting the Etching Revival in America during the late 19th century, and his work in general was very much affected by the Barbizon school of painting which originated in France during the second half of that century.  Indeed, Parrish spent a considerable amount of time in France working in the plein air technique advocated by French Barbizon painters like Corot, Rousseau, and Daubigny, and this large and fine drawing is an example of his commitment to that aesthetic. Matted and unframed and measuring 8 3/8 inches by 19 5/8 inches (sheet size), the drawing is executed in pencil and white gouache on brown paper.  The drawing is signed in pencil at the lower right and inscribed "Veulettes, Normandie" and dated 1884 at the upper right.  On the reverse of the sheet there is the Stephen Parrish estate stamp (designed by his grandson, Maxfield Parrish, Jr.), along with a slighter landscape pencil drawing.  An interesting feature of this drawing are several pencil notations (e.g.,"stream"), indicating that it was likely a study for an oil painting.  The drawing is in good condition, apart from some light and unobtrusive foxing spots and a small, 1/4 inch tear to the left edge of the sheet that does not enter into the image. Parrish's great skill as a draftsman is very much in evidence here, along with his sensitivity to nature.  This drawing would be a nice addition to a collection focusing on how American artists committed to the French Barbizon aesthetic approached the challenge of depicting the landscape.   Place a Bid!