Title: Drawing of Clara Bow

 

Artist: Rolf Armstrong (1889–1960)

 

Medium: charcoal on Windsor & Newton A.C.M. Water Colour Board

 

Size: 21 x 21”, sight: 17 x 15.5”, signed lower right

 

Date: c. 1927

 

Condition: good; mat burn; general discoloration

 

Clara Bow, nicknamed The It Girl, was one of the most famous actresses of the 1920s, known for “her beauty, her brains, her personality and her genuine acting ability.” As depicted in the drawing, she would often wear artificial beauty marks, often in geometric shapes. [Note: the photo of Clara Bow is not included.]

 

The artist, Rolf Armstrong, was at the height of his popularity in the 1920s and drew many covers for movie magazines, such as Screenland and Photoplay.