Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two animal bowl with the larger 3 7/8"

with the larger 3 7/8" tall and the shorter 2" tall

presumed mid- to late-19th century

rather reminding one

I believe he dates to the late 40s or so

Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two animal bowl with the larger 3 7/8"I knew when I found this drawing (and a second listed separately) sent as a Christmas card to artist Lois Gross Smiley, at whose estate sale I found itthat it was somethingand I was right! This is the work of Vaclav Vytlacil (1892 1984), a major figure in the emergence of American modernism. Vytlacil co founded the American Abstract Artist Group, the predecessor of the New York School Abstract Expressionism, and his now highly valued paintings are in