Pedro J. de Lemos (1882-1954)
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Title:
"Walls of Lugo"
Size:
10" x 12.5 "
Medium:
Pastel
Signed:
Signed L.L.
Titled and signed lower left
Note: Guardsman's house which also had stairway down to city streets.
Pedro J. de Lemos was the last nationally recognized leader of the American Arts & Crafts Movement.
Pastel, according to Lemos, went beyond mere drawing and could be brought to the highest levels of refinement in practiced hands. 'To work with a brush, the point is too distant from my hand, to work with a pencil the point covers space too slowly; therefore the [pastel] crayon with its blunt point (and turned edge if a fine line is needed) is chosen, as I can feel every line and shade as I press the crayon onto the wet surfaced paper…'
Source: Pedro de Lemos/Lasting Impressions: Works on Paper, 1910-1945, by Robert W. Edwards/2015
Note: Guardsman's house which also had stairway down to city streets.
Pedro J. de Lemos was the last nationally recognized leader of the American Arts & Crafts Movement.
Pastel, according to Lemos, went beyond mere drawing and could be brought to the highest levels of refinement in practiced hands. 'To work with a brush, the point is too distant from my hand, to work with a pencil the point covers space too slowly; therefore the [pastel] crayon with its blunt point (and turned edge if a fine line is needed) is chosen, as I can feel every line and shade as I press the crayon onto the wet surfaced paper…'
Source: Pedro de Lemos/Lasting Impressions: Works on Paper, 1910-1945, by Robert W. Edwards/2015
