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Smoking by the Billiards Table

Name: Smoking By The Billiards Table | Charles Alston
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 77194

Charles Alston

$9,500

American (1907–1977)

Date: circa 1930
Watercolor and pencil on paper, signed lower right
Size: 15.25 x 13.5 in. (38.74 x 34.29 cm)
Frame Size: 17.5 x 16 inches

$9,500

Framed

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about Smoking by the Billiards Table

Watercolor and pencil drawing by American artist Charles Alston.

A dapper man leans against the billiards table and exhales cigarette smoke. Please note this piece is in good condition although there are multiple small holes in the paper.

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About The Artist: Charles Alston

Charles Henry Alston was born on November 28, 1907, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Reverend Primus Priss Alston and Anna Elizabeth (Miller) Alston, as the youngest of five children. Three survived past infancy: Charles, his older sister Rousmaniere and his older brother Wendell. His father had been born into slavery in 1851 in Pittsboro, North Carolina. After the Civil War, he gained an education and graduated from St. Augustine's College in...

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About The Medium: Watercolor

A paint made with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic, and thinned with water rather than oil, giving a transparent color.

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