"New York Board of Transportation Plant, Brooklyn" by Jack Fenstermacher, Amer., (1928-1988) Drypoint

"New York Board of Transportation Plant, Brooklyn" by Jack Fenstermacher, Amer., (1928-1988) DrypointOil Crayon and Ink Drawing, ca. 1960, 10 11 16 x 8 1 4, staple holes to lower right corner, signed in pencil, on thin cream wove paper. Jack Fenstermacher was a cum laud graduate of Parsons School of Design, and studied fashion illustration in Paris. He was a professor of fashion illustration at F. I. T. in New York City. His work was distingushed by a free and painterly approach to mixed media. The bright color and dynamic composition lend a cheerful

who quickly demonstrated his  mastery with this sensuous study of ripened pears and leaves

A fine impression of this delightful New York City subject by Dehn

margins trimmed

There are a few penciled framers notations at bottom margin edge

11 x 12-7/8

13-3/4 x 9-1/8

where his friend the painter and printmaker Emil Ganso had been making color lithographs for a few years

Allen is particularly familiar

with fragments of the original marbled paper border

on heavy warm white wove paper

this one demonstrates a refined eye and skill in rendering the picturesque urban industrial scene in all it's gritty detail

Even with these issues