Edouard Joseph Goerg (1893-1969) - Early 20th Century India Ink Swimming

Description

A study of figures swimming and sat at the water's edge. A fish leaps out of the water at the centre of the composition. Presented in a white mount and a dark wooden frame. Signed at the centre of the lower edge. On thin wove.

Condition

There are some creases and closed tears around the edges of the substrate, primarily at the left side. There is some slight cockling to the substrate.

Size

22 x 26.8cm (8.7" x 10.6")
Framed Size: 36.6 x 43.2cm (14.4" x 17")

Collection Information

A collection of fascinating French Expressionist artworks including drawings in india ink and conte, by the well-listed artist Edouard Joseph Goerg (1893-1969).

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Artist Biography

Edouard Joseph Goerg (1893-1969) was a French Expressionist painter, engraver, and illustrator. He was born in Sydney, Australia, to French parents. His family were champagne merchants and Goerg gained their counter in the United Kingdom, where he stayed a few years before settling in Paris in 1900. From then on, he travelled extensively within France as well as in Italy, India, and Ceylon. Works by Goerg have sold at Christie's and he is also represented in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.