Item Report
Jan Gosnell Pencil Landscape Drawing, July 1971
By: Jan Gosnell
Style: 20th Century American Realism
Origin: United States
Materials: Graphite on paper
Age: 1971
Condition: Very Good (visible foxing and minor age toning, not officially graded)
Value: $30-$75
Maker's Marks / Writing: Signed 'Jan Gosnell – July, 1971' in pencil at the lower edge.
Date: 2025-06-08 21:10:59.040083
Description:
This is a pencil drawing showing a classical stone bridge set within a wooded landscape, executed by Jan Gosnell and dated July, 1971. The composition captures trees and greenery in soft pencil lines, with a focus on the stonework texture and organic forms of nature. The artist's signature and date are visible in graphite along the border.
Curator Questions
Curated by Jade
Assessment:
This work is a competent original pencil drawing from 1971 with pleasing draftsmanship and detail, created by an artist named Jan Gosnell. It features a classic landscape subject and is in keeping with mid-20th-century amateur and academic art. The value reflects its nature as an original but non-famous work. The paper shows some visible foxing (brown spotting), which is common in works of this age.
Individual Images:
- The close-up image showcases the artist’s inscription and the aged appearance of the paper
- including foxing
- which corroborates the 1971 date. There is detailed pencil work in the trees and bridge masonry
- further confirming originality.
Provenance:
No documented provenance included.
Condition:
Very Good (visible foxing and minor age toning, not officially graded)
Identification Score: 95%
The combination of clear signature (Jan Gosnell) and date (July, 1971), along with visible subject matter and technique, makes identification as a 1970s signed American pencil landscape drawing from a minor or amateur artist highly certain.
Authenticity Score: 98%
Original dated signature in graphite matches the drawing style and paper aging; there are no signs of reproduction or forgery, so authenticity as a 1971 original work is highly likely.
Image Memory Note
Keywords
Jan Gosnell, pencil drawing, landscape art, stone bridge, 1971, 20th-century American realism, original artwork, graphite on paper
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