Bout-original Drawing-monogrammed-eg-pencil-port Of La Rochelle-1939

Original drawing — "La Rochelle" (1937) Title: La Rochelle Technique: Pencil drawing or black ink (fine line, very controlled) Support: Old, slightly yellowed paper, mounted under a cream mat and dark wood rod with gold edging Signature: Monogrammed "EG" lower right Date: 1937 (indicated by hand) Style: Architectural and marine drawing, very detailed; careful composition with rigorous perspective, representation of sailing ships and port buildings (probably the towers of the old port of La Rochelle) Approximate dimensions Sheet: 24cm x 36cm Total frame: 41x 52cm, in rosewood Artistic analysis The work demonstrates a very good mastery of architectural and maritime drawing. The style evokes the travel notebooks or preparatory drawings of painters or architects of the early 20th century. The monogram "EG" remains to be precisely identified, but could belong to an illustrator, traveler, or regional artist of the interwar period.