228 - W. DREWES (1899–1985), River Landscape with Trees, 1940, Chalk

W. DREWES (1899–1985), River Landscape with Trees, 1940, Chalk Werner Drewes (1899, Canig (Lower Lusatia) – 1985, Reston (Virginia)): River Landscape with Trees, 1940, Chalk Technique: Chalk on paper Inscription: Signed lower right: “Drewes.” Dated lower right: “1940.” Date: 1940 Description: Drewes uses dynamic strokes to depict the tree-lined banks of a calmly flowing body of water. Werner Drewes studied at the Bauhaus in Weimar in the 1920s under Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Johannes Itten, Lyonel Feininger, and László Moholy-Nagy, among others. He traveled throughout Europe, North America, and Asia. Drewes left Germany in 1930 and moved to New York City, where he taught at Columbia University, among other institutions. Beginning in 1946, he served as a professor of design at Washington University in St. Louis and became friends with Max Beckmann. Keywords: Expressionism; Nature; United States of America; USA; Forest; American; 20th century; Modern; Landscape; United States of America; Size: Paper: 21.0 cm x 29.3 cm (8.3 x 11.5 in) Condition: Good condition. Slightly browned along the edges. Single marginal tear on the right and upper right.