Color and Pattern Study on Lightweight Cardboard - No. 4 purple weed vase and a a charming face

and a a charming face

there is something about this metal form that remains that I find incredibly tender

Hard not to feel deeply empathetic toward this guy

It was during these years that he made his first sketches and watercolors of combatants

It is in great antique condition and measures 3 7/8" wide x 3 1/2" deep x 2 1/2" tall

Color and Pattern Study on Lightweight Cardboard - No. 4 purple weed vase and a a charming faceI just picked up six of these brilliantly colorful pattern paintings on lightweight board and think they are just gorgeous. They are hand numbered in pencil at top center (this one is 4; the highest number of them is 43, so there were once a whole lot of these). My guess is that they were a (well done) art design school exercise, but at some point, also in pencil, prices ranging from 60 (. 60) to 1. 75 were added at top right, reiterated with hand