Bransom, Paul

Golden Gibbon

Original gray and brown chalk drawing, signed “PB” lower right, image size 9 1/2 x 14 inches, matted and framed to 17 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches overall. , N.d. Fine condition. With original gallery label "The Lobster Pot Easy Street, Nantucket, Mass.".

A sensitive and appealing depiction of the long-armed monkey. Paul Bransom (1885-1979) a native of Washington, D.C., received early training in mechanical drawing which led him to analyze and record the individual characteristics of each of the animals he drew. He had a long and distinguished career as an animal artist, illustrating hundreds of magazine stories and articles, and nearly fifty books on wildlife subjects, including Jack London's “Call of the Wild”

Item #13573       Price: $1,250.00