GÉZA VASTAGH (BUDAPEST 1866-1919)
Double-sided drawing: Studies of pelicans and a monkey
(Pelecanidae)
charcoal and pastel
Paper size: 24 7/8 x 18 in.
Provenance: The artist’s studio, and by descent to the present owner.

Like many of his countrymen, Geza Vastagh worked throughout Europe before settling in his homeland of Hungary. He exhibited at the Paris Salon and received an honorable mention at the Exposition Universelle in 1900. He is best known as a painter of exotic animals, especially in Africa, and the present work is a typical example of the artist’s ability to capture the majesty of these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.