TED SETH JACOBS (American, 1927 - 2019). Three works: "Young Woman," "Sabina," and "River Bank," and "Central Park, NY", Selection of three hand drawings which showcase a variety of subjects and styles. The first drawing is a classical figure study or "cast drawing" , depicting the bust of a statue on a warm, reddish-pink paper, executed primarily in black and white chalk or charcoal. The second piece is an atmospheric landscape sketch, rendered in a monochromatic sepia tone, possibly charcoal or Conte crayon on tinted paper, focusing on the texture of the trees and the reflective quality of the water, characterized by light, rapid strokes for the foliage and sky. The final work is a framed nude figure study , drawn on a warm, tan paper with an active, expressive line, incorporating both black drawing media for contour and darker shadows. All are framed individually. None were examined out of frame.
ARTIST PROFILE: TED SETH JACOBS studied under F. V. DuMond from 1943 to 1947, and has won numerous awards since that time. He has exhibited at the Springfield Massachusetts Museum, Fairleigh Dickinson College, Randolph Macon College, The Walker Art Centre in Minneapolis, The Westmoreland County Museum, Pennsylvania, and has had one-man shows at The Wickersham Gallery in New York, St. Vincent's College, Latrobe Pennsylvania, Rolling Rock Estates, Ligonier Pennsylvania, and the Fisher Galleries, Washington, D.C. His second drawing show "Portraits in the Theatre" is currently at The Drawing Shop. Six still-life subjects were recently selected by Mrs. Nancy Kefauver to be exhibited abroad under the Art in the Embassies Program of the State Department. His work is represented in the Museum of Modern Art, The Finch College Museum, and in leading collections throughout America. . Estimate $200-300
