Brilliant Exotic Bird in Tree, c. 1920s Folk Art Oil on Board Signed Henry woman in dress I am not certain the

I am not certain the date on this--it seems Bluteau was still actively making and selling throughout the first decade of the 2000s

While it could surely be re-inset into a wall as a permanent fixture

and have not been able to trace what appears to be LB signed on the back of her base

9 1/4" x 6 1/2"

plus the very existence of irises always kind of amazes me

Brilliant Exotic Bird in Tree, c. 1920s Folk Art Oil on Board Signed Henry woman in dress I am not certain thePure delight. When I was in Nashville in February, I fell in love with a brightly painted folk art parrot painting in an excellent taqueria, which was sadly not to be sold. This brilliant yellow bird (the species of which I don't know enough to identify) immediately reminded me of that one. The painting definitely rewards close looking, with a tiny brush stroke for every feather and lots of other colors mixed in, adding up to a creature that feels