"Pyramidal Geometric Abstraction" by Douglas Reid Hansen, Amer., (1900-circa1990) Aquatint as the nuanced face and

as the nuanced face and torso of this male nude attest

10-1/8 x 7-15/16

surface rolled in white ink on dark maroon japan paper

a crisp impression in a warm brown ink of this popular subject

pale mat line from previous mount

"Pyramidal Geometric Abstraction" by Douglas Reid Hansen, Amer., (1900-circa1990) Aquatint as the nuanced face andGouache with Chalk on illustration board, ca. 1930's 40's, 12 1 8 x 15 1 16, unsigned, tack holes and glue residue in margins of board. From the artist's estate. Douglas Reid Hanson studied with Charles Hawthorne, and at Corcoran School of Art, National Academy, Broadmoor Art Academy, Fontainebleau, and the Austrian St. School of Art & Industry. From 1938 Hanson was art professor then art dept. chair at U. of Missouri, exhibited at the City Art