1930s Canadian Figure Study Drawing by good Norman Kent

Figure drawing of two children on the beach at Perce, Canada circa 1930s.
Born in Pittsburgh, American artist Norman Kent (1903 - 1972) attended the Rochester Institute and trained at the Art Students League in New York under Leftwich Dodge. He learned the art of the woodcut under Allen Lewis and became a prominent print maker, known for good his city scenes and historic barn woodcuts. He taught at Hobart and William Smith College in Geneva, NY before becoming editor of American Artist magazine for 25 years. Inscribed "Perce" lower right, estate stamp verso,