AW3-239: Alfred Basel St. George Slaying the Dragon Watercolor and Ink on Paper Circa 1890 030-21-10-11 above the three drawer lower

above the three drawer lower case

each having a pierced splat with a drop in upholstered seat cushion

Painting is signed and dated 1961 verso

Diameter - 13-7/8"

The backside bears a label from the PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF FINE ART - THIRTEENTH ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION

AW3-239: Alfred Basel St. George Slaying the Dragon Watercolor and Ink on Paper Circa 1890 030-21-10-11 above the three drawer lowerAlfred Basel Austrian 1876 1920) St. George Slaying the Dragon Watercolor and Ink on Paper. Signed and inscribed on lower margin, verso also inscribed. Dimensions: Sight 23 1 4" x 14 3 4"; Frame 27 1 2" x 18 7 8" Comments: This artwork was apparently a design for a stained glass window. Basel was a well known Art Nouveau graphic artist having studied at the Vienna School of Applied Art. He was a member of the Vienna "Secession" and one of the founders