Mid-Century Modern Futurist-Style Cityscape Drawing, Pastel on Paper, Unsigned

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Original drawing, pastel on paper, an abstracted cityscape executed in a dramatic Futurists/Constructivist style reminiscent of Joseph Stella and Louis … Read more Original drawing, pastel on paper, an abstracted cityscape executed in a dramatic Futurists/Constructivist style reminiscent of Joseph Stella and Louis Lozowick, the drawing depicts soaring blue city skyscrapers shrouded in an intricate web of diagonal beams, suspension cables, and structural grid lines. The composition balances heavy black charcoal outlines with cerulean blue fills and radiant yellow and green accents across a warm, cream-toned background. The specific device of sharp, ray-like lines shooting through an urban/architectural subject to convey motion and simultaneity, is the defining visual signature of Italian Futurism, particularly artists like Umberto Boccioni, Gino Severini, and Luigi Russolo, who painted cities, machines, and figures with exactly this radiating, force-line vocabulary in the 1910s. A dynamic, architecturally structured composition suited to a collector of Futurist-influenced or early modernist abstraction. Sheet measures 24" x 18" (unframed), pastel. Unsigned; artist unidentified, exact date unknown. Estimated 1950s–1960s.

Authentic vintage studio condition. Rich, vibrant pastel and charcoal media with bold line work throughout. Paper sheet shows expected age toning, minor edge wear, light corner bumping, and faint handling smudges near the extreme margins, appropriate for an unframed vintage paper work. Unframed; impressive 24" × 18" size makes it a centerpiece candidate for custom matting and framing. Recommend matting/framing behind glass for protection. Please inspect all high-resolution photos carefully prior to purchase. See less