Ione Robinson (American, 1910-1989), Four Framed Figural Drawings

Each an ink on paper, dated from 1938 to 1945, includes Genocide Orphan, Wounded Baby, Black Children and Woman of Cassino, all signed, titled, and inscribed, presented below glass.

Frame dimensions of each 22 x 18 in.

From the Collection of Kayvon North, Raleigh, North Carolina

Ione Robinson was an American painter born in Portland, Oregon. She studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles and in Paris, and in 1929 worked with Diego Rivera on the murals at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City, also modeling for his Ministry of Health murals. Closely connected to leading figures of the modern movement, she painted portraits of artists including Frida Kahlo and was herself portrayed by David Alfaro Siqueiros and photographed by Tina Modotti.

After marrying John Dallett in 1933, Robinson continued her career on the East Coast, assisting Rockwell Kent and exhibiting widely, including at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She later settled in Paris, remaining an active presence in the artistic community for decades. Her autobiography, A Wall to Paint On (1946), documents her remarkable life.

Toning to the sheets, soft crinkling, not examined outside the frames.