Original drawing of Louise Brooks by Willy Pogány, circa 1930s

N.p. N.p., Circa 1930s. Vintage caricature drawing of silent film actress, dancer, and Jazz Age icon Louise Brooks, smiling in a short pink dress, executed in graphite, charcoal, and pastel by noted Hungarian artist Willy Pogány, circa 1930s.

Drawing comes with a letter of provenance from the Louise Brooks estate.

A contemporary of Edmund Dulac, Harry Rountree, Sarah Stilwell Weber, and others, artist Willy Pogány is perhaps best remembered today for his versatile illustrations for children's books. He also worked prolifically as a sculptor, painter, portraitist, and muralist, and even briefly as a designer of stage sets and costumes. During the 1930s Pogány moved to Los Angeles, where he found employment as an art director in Hollywood—likely the time period in which this drawing was created.

Drawing approximately 14 x 19 inches, unexamined out of frame. Near Fine, lightly age toned along the edges.

[Book #163830]