James Bone, "Being Van Gogh", Black Ink Drawing, 1940s Indonesian textile It was made and signed

It was made and signed

though the blue of the dress and pink of the skin may be hand-colored

I do know it which was founded in 1949 in Tel Aviv and operated there until sometimes in the 1980s

One side shows rich orange fire clouding

James Bone, "Being Van Gogh", Black Ink Drawing, 1940s Indonesian textile It was made and signedFrom a second batch of drawings by the prolific and ever inventive Chicago artist James Frederic Bone (1929 2015), this is an early one, done in late 1940s, possibly while he was a grad student. Bone titled it "Being Van Gogh" on the reverse, which I have a feeling was done many years later as a bit of a commentary on the influences and aspirations of his younger artist self. Regardless, I think its a pretty great drawing, evoking all the romanticism