Vincent Smarkusz

Undiscovered American Genius in Modern Art

Almost Ashore

Pastel on Sandpaper
11 x 13 inches
28 x 33 cm
Collection: 
Time: 
1954

The next seven drawings were done with pastels on #900 sandpaper in 1954.  The two "Dreams and Nightmares" drawings were done just before the artist entered a period of acute depression requiring intensive psychotherapy and medication.  Interpreting "Almost Ashore"