An unframed, partially matted ink & ink wash drawing on paper by American artist Orson B. Lowell (1871-1956). It depicts a unidentified man with an enlarged head soaking his feet in a bucket labeled "Horrid Stuff!" In the background, two graduate students react to the lingering smell. It is signed by the artist in the center of the drawing with a Harper & Brothers watermark in the bottom right corner. 

Dimensions: 24h x 28.5w inches

Orson Lowell was an American artist best known for his work often featured in magazines. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and later moved to New York City in 1893 to begin his career. In 1905, he found enough success to buy a home in New Rochelle, New York. Shortly thereafter it became an art colony after Norman Rockwell, Edward Penfield, and others moved into the neighborhood. By 1907, he was nationally recognized for his cartoons with a social messages featured in LIFE, Cosmopolitan, Ladies' Home Journal, Metropolitan Life, The Saturday Evening Post, Scribner's, Vogue, and Woman's Home Companion. Following his passing in 1956, former president of the New Rochelle Art Association, Fell Sharp said, “Mr. Lowell did for American society what Frederick Remington did for the Southwest and Toulouse-Lautrec did for the music halls of Paris. He was an artist with a reporter’s nose for a good story."

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Fair antique condition. The drawing is affixed to a back mat board, however the window is missing. This resulted in visible handling wear across the drawing. There is expected browning to the paper due to age, however there is also discoloration along the bottom and right margin for unknown reasons. No further wear or restoration revealed under blacklight. Please see photos.