André Junget: Drawings

André Junget: Drawings

Pen and ink is my favorite medium. The idea of creating value with an ink line has always fascinated me. In my view, nothing else compares to it. Beginning with first seeing the wood engravings of Gustave Doré, then the British and American book illustrators of the Golden Age of Illustration, I was hooked!

I began my career illustrating architecture and products in pen and ink. Working at architecture firms brought me into pencil work. Which I love, but it’s not ink! I have always claimed that if I could work in one medium for the rest of my life, it would be pen and ink.

So, I decided to stop talking about it and started a new collection of ink on scratchboard drawings of subjects that excite me! Many of the pieces in this exhibition are from this new collection.

– André Junget

About the artist:

André Junget: Fine Art drawings, hand-pulled stone lithographs, and scratch board works.

André Junget maintains a residence and studio in Beacon, NY. His work has been featured in numerous books, magazines, and other publications and is included in the collections of many interior design and architectural firms. His work offers a rare glimpse into the captivating world of hand-drawn illustration – what he refers to as “the way it used to be.”

A classic illustrator, he is a traditionalist with a “twist,” his work is modern but gives a nod to the past, reminiscent of great masters including Franklin Booth, Herbert Railton, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, William Heath Robinson, Robert Henri, and the Ashcan School.

Self-taught, André began his career as a tool and die maker in the Space and Aircraft industry. He later went on to teach perspective at the Institute for the Study of Classical Architecture and has served as illustrator-in-residence at prestigious architectural firms, including Ferguson and Shamamian, Hart Howerton, Roman and Williams, and GRADE, NY.

His work has been honored with Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Architectural Illustrators, and was elected to the Society of Illustrators through the support and sponsorship of world-renowned illustrator and educator Murray Tinkelman. In 2017, Andre was elected into the International Society of Scratchboard Artists and the Pastel Society of America in 2019.

Andre has begun building a portfolio of fine art prints with Jim Reed, Master Printmaker at the prestigious Milestone Graphics Studio in Bridgeport, CT, creating hand-pulled stone lithograph prints. He continues his work in printmaking with Irene Michnicki at the new Milestone Graphics Studio in New Haven. His hand-pulled stone lithograph print “Fire Escape 1” resides in the permanent collection of the Slater Memorial Museum and Print Club of Albany.

André Junget: Drawings | on view July 11 – August 31, 2025
Gallery hours: Friday – Sunday, 1 – 5 pm and by appointment

Reception and Meet the Artist | Saturday, July 12 from 5 – 7 pm
Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.

Image: Look Up, 526 7th Ave, NYC