BECHER, Arthur, (American, 1877-1950): ''The Recruit'', Charcoal and Graphite with Watercolor, image size 24 1/2'' x 15 1/4'', with margins, 29 3/4'' x 20 1/2'', signed lower right, illustration for 1911 Redbook magazine story, titled lower right and captioned, ''For He Played His Thanks To His Fellow Men, Etc.'' Directly descended in the artist's family.
CONDITION: Scattered loss in the margins, not near the image itself.