Abraham Walkowitz (Russian-American, 1878-1965), Isadora Duncan

Graphite and ink on paper, signed at lower center, float mounted and framed under glass.

Sheet size 14 x 8 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 19 3/4 x 13 1/4 in.

Abraham Walkowitz was an American modernist painter and draftsman known for his expressive line drawings of the dancer Isadora Duncan. Between the early 1900s and the 1930s, he created thousands of sketches capturing Duncan’s fluid, improvisational movements. Walkowitz viewed her as a living embodiment of modern art’s freedom and vitality, depicting her not in realistic detail but as a rhythmic abstraction of line and form. His drawings, often executed quickly and with great spontaneity, celebrate the harmony between motion, music, and spirit, reflecting both the ideals of early modernism and Duncan’s revolutionary approach to dance.

Light toning to sheet; minor nicking to frame; not examined out of the frame.