"FEMALE PORTRAIT" is a striking 1957 etching by Swiss artist Jacques Schedler, recently rediscovered from the vaults of a retired Manhattan gallery’s inventory, untouched for over 50 years. Measuring 13x19 inches, this signed and numbered EA (Épreuve d'Artiste) piece captures an abstract woman gracefully balancing a basket on her head, rendered in bold black and white contrasts. Schedler, an accomplished graphic artist and painter born in Bürglen, Switzerland, honed his skills at the Kunstgewerbeschule in St. Gallen and later in Paris under luminaries like Fernand Léger and Johnny Friedländer. His distinct style blends modernist influences with a playful abstraction evident in this work, making it a fascinating snapshot of mid-century European art that just found its way into a new spotlight.
"FEMALE PORTRAIT" is a striking 1957 etching by Swiss artist Jacques Schedler, recently rediscovered from the vaults of a retired Manhattan gallery’s inventory, untouched for over 50 years. Measuring 13x19 inches, this signed and numbered EA (Épreuve d'Artiste) piece captures an abstract woman gracefully balancing a basket on her head, rendered in bold black and white contrasts. Schedler, an accomplished graphic artist and painter born in Bürglen, Switzerland, honed his skills at the Kunstgewerbeschule in St. Gallen and later in Paris under luminaries like Fernand Léger and Johnny Friedländer. His distinct style blends modernist influences with a playful abstraction evident in this work, making it a fascinating snapshot of mid-century European art that just found its way into a new spotlight.
