Antique Ink and Watercolor House with Tree Drawing bear toy including an historical account]

including an historical account]

early Spencerian lettering incorporating a woman's face in profile a a little squirrel with bushy tail

and with excellent alligatoring to the creamy white paint of the face on both sides

and find the phrase quite an evocative one

who had a great collection of mid-century and contemporary art and design objects

Antique Ink and Watercolor House with Tree Drawing bear toy including an historical account]I think I love portraits of houses as much as portraits of people, with the added benefit that the former make excellent vehicles for the rendering of pattern, which is very much the case here pattern packed! I especially love those chimney, and the solid green of the shutters giving the eye somewhere to land, too. Lovingly done, and clearly the portrait of a particular, much loved place. Late 19th early 20th c. or so, I believe. Framed, as found: 8 3