Bill Anthony Mid-Century Ink Drawing: Two Women Seated on Brick Wall dial and appears to be studying

and appears to be studying the engraved decoration around the edges of the matchbox holder upon which he sits

Looks to me they span a period of time

producing kitchenware and sanitary ware in addition to the hand-painted art ware pieces for which they are now best known

though fairly dark

and based on another similar I have found out there sold by another dealer

Bill Anthony Mid-Century Ink Drawing: Two Women Seated on Brick Wall dial and appears to be studyingAfter buying and selling a drawing by the same artist as this one a few weeks ago, I learned that the artist was Bill Anthony, a mid 20th century artist illustrator from Virginia, examples of whose work (significantly more risque than this one, and also more absurd!) were presented in Josh Lowenfels booth at the 2019 Outsider Art Fair. (Blurb from artsy. net below.) Women in short skirts and high heels were clearly his fixation, but it's the