Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two usa following the line of the

following the line of the rim

with its great architectural lines and perfectly neutral stony cream color

approx 4 3/4" across with handle

and I believe likely more than 100 years old

the cage measures 10" tall x 4 1/2" wide x 4" deep

Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two usa following the line of theI 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