Philip Evergood, 1901-1971, a celebrated American artist, from an heir to his estate, I purchased three about 45 years ago, this, the second one, the third, I can't find yet, (somewhere among about 12,000 artworks) An early one, colored chalks on paper, likely pre-war, 1930's or 40's nice condition, cut a bit uneven by the artist at its edges. probably a scene from Greek literature, in nice fresh condition, 21 1/2" x 16". ******This item from a local elder, up until now, a very active, eclectic and constant collector for them past 62 years. Due to recent health news, he has chosen our gallery to undertake the start of the disposal of his formidable collections of over 25,000 -of good to rare things covering mostly fine to rare antiques and art properties, mostly never seen or offered, from all the many world cultures and all age periods, paleolithic to modern. Ourselves with a free hand to valuations for somewhat reasonable results for this client, by now and future auction offerings, we suggest and invite any to forward us your particular and specific wants, with potential of our brokering private treaty sales