Cateau Wilhelmina De Leeuw
Handsome Tropical Exotic Male Dancer Square Jaw - Gay Interest, ca. 1949
Pastel
23 1/2 × 17 1/4 in / 59.7 × 43.8 cm
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A dark and exotic looking male dancer with chiseled features wears a blue hat made of flowers and feathers is depicted in vibrant colors that evokes festive gay interest. Signed...
A dark and exotic looking male dancer with chiseled features wears a blue hat made of flowers and feathers is depicted in vibrant colors that evokes festive gay interest. Signed lower right. br CATEAU WILHELMINA DE LEEUW, (Ohio\\u002FNew Jersey, 1903-1975), Pastel Drawing\\u002FPaper, PORTRAIT OF A MALE TROPICAL DANCER,23 inches x 17 ¼ inches (sight), matted and framed under glass 34 inches x 28 inches overall; signed C. DE LEEUW lower right. She studied at the Metropolitan School of Art and Art Students League, NYC; and at the Academie Grande Chaumiere, Paris. Extensive biography and exhibition history in Who Was Who in American Art, 1999, p. 878, she was a portrait painter, illustrator, teacher, lecturer and author of many books. Condition: Appears excellent; the drawing is sandwiched into the mat and backing. Housed in a contemporary high end wood frame