Red chalk on paper, 9" x 12" and titled: "Good Red Wine" Circa 1890.
Biography from AskART:
Charles E. Waltensperger began sketching at a very young age, this continued as he worked as an elevator operator for the Detroit Free Press. There he kept a sketch tablet with him, drawing his passengers. One model, William E. Quinby, publisher of the Free Press was so impressed with the boy's skill that he paid Charles' tuition at the school of the Detroit Museum of Art ...click for details
Signed: "Swindells" this illustrative drawing depicts famous strongman Eugene Sandow and boxer Otis Lambert, 20" x 17" charcoal on paper. Early 20th C.
