James Bone, "Being Van Gogh", Black Ink Drawing, 1940s Indonesian textile as if toward a rolling

as if toward a rolling ball coming in from the side

though the blue of the dress and pink of the skin may be hand-colored

Between those bright eyes with star-like black lashes and these fantastic ballooning pants

One side shows rich orange fire clouding

I do know it which was founded in 1949 in Tel Aviv and operated there until sometimes in the 1980s

James Bone, "Being Van Gogh", Black Ink Drawing, 1940s Indonesian textile as if toward a rollingFrom a second batch of drawings by the prolific and ever inventive Chicago artist James Frederic Bone (1929 2015), this is an early one, done in late 1940s, possibly while he was a grad student. Bone titled it "Being Van Gogh" on the reverse, which I have a feeling was done many years later as a bit of a commentary on the influences and aspirations of his younger artist self. Regardless, I think its a pretty great drawing, evoking all the romanticism