Vintage retailer Pencil Drawing - Framed

Original Pencil Drawing of Buckingham Fountain, Chicago IL. This piece is by artist Phil Austin. It comes retailer framed and is in wonderful vintage condition. The frame shows some wear but still displays well. It measures 8 1/4 by 7 1/8. The drawing measures 4 3/4 by 3 1/2. Lovely piece!

About the artist -

From Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois, Phil Austin was known for his watercolor landscape and marine paintings. He was also a teacher at Wheaton College from 1963 to 1970 and worked as a free-lance artist in Chicago from 1950 to 1966.

Austin earned an BA degree from the University of Michigan in 1933. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society, the American Artists Professional League, and the Academic Artists Association.

An October, 1971 issue of "American Artist" magazine had a feature article on him.

Phil Austin died on February 12, 2004, at his home in Ellison Bay (Gills Rock), Wisconsin.