"Window Shopping" by Sperry Andrews, Amer., (1917-2005) New Acquisition the title penciled bottom left

the title penciled bottom left margin

hardly visible except under raking light

Traces of tape residue top margin edge verso

Steve Wheeler

A striking and playful mid century nautical tondo design

"Window Shopping" by Sperry Andrews, Amer., (1917-2005) New Acquisition the title penciled bottom leftPen and Brush and Ink Drawing, ca. 1941, 10 13 16 x 14 7 8, signed with initials in ink i. r. verso, on cream wove paper. This drawing shows a group of soldiers off duty in a restaurant gazing at two young women outside deciding whether to venture in. Andrews has included his self portrait profile in sillouette at right. The isolation and loneliness the artist felt far from home while serving his country is revealed in a small group of works on paper