About the artist:

Born: Genoa, Italy 1908 The artworks of Alexander Dobkin havea playful surrealism about them. Dobkin is known for writing the book "Principles of Figure Drawing" considered to be one of the most comprehensive guides to figure drawing with 500 illustrations, originally published in 1975, recently republished in 2010. Mr. Dobkin was also the illustrator for the book "Two Years before the Mast" by Richard Henry Dana Jr. from 1940. Died: St. Martin, West Indies 1975