"Skyscrapers and Water Tanks, NYC" by Ben Mildwoff, Amer., (1907-1991) Oil

"Skyscrapers and Water Tanks, NYC" by Ben Mildwoff, Amer., (1907-1991) OilPen and Ink Wash Drawing, 1926, 8 1 4 x 5 1 2, Initialed "BM" lower right, and signed with a "136 Keap St. Brklyn" address in black ink verso, old rubber cement stains to margins recto, as is typical with his work, on cream wove paper. Immigrating to New York City early in the last century, the artist Ben Mildwoff eventually became both a successful glass manufacturer and designer of mid century modern furniture; as well as a noted collector of folk

small discreet handling creases below image center

and later a professor of Art History at Washington University in St

One of the artist's larger and more animated prints

11-3/4 x 7-11/16

Teichman likely used a technical drawing pen and a light touch

14-1/8 x 7-3/8

on thin cream wove japan paper 20 x 24-1/4

signed with initials lower right

last impression available from the estate

and the lack of a complete catalogue make it difficult to identify some works

signed lower right in pencil

Edward Laning and Isabel Bishop