Adolf Reinhold Hallman, Portrait of Goldman, China Ink Drawing, Early 20th Century

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Portrait of Goldman and Trotsky is an original drawing in China ink on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator … Read more Portrait of Goldman and Trotsky is an original drawing in China ink on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hallman. Hand-signed on the rear. With the description of the names of portraits and place on the rear. On the back the stamp "Made in U.S.A". The state of preservation is good. This artwork represents important personages: Emma Goldman on the left who was an anarchist and political activist and writer and Leon Trotsky on the right who was a Russian Marxist revolutionary, political theorist and politician, Ideologically a communist. The artwork is created through confident and deft strokes, their feeling and concern masterly applied in this drawing. Adolf Hallman (1893 – 1968) was a Swedish illustrator who sensibly contributed to Swedish, Danish and Norwegian newspapers and magazines, including Tidens Tegn, Dagbladet, Exlex and Politiken. Among his books is På Boulevard Europa. He illustrated editions of Charles Baudelaire's Fleurs du Mal and Guy de Maupassant's Boule de Suif. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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