Helen Wagner Malta 1930s Drawing of Tattooed Woman with Eyes All Over! gift for cook Paper size: 16”x23”

Paper size: 16”x23”

and perfect for serving salads and all sorts of other things

though as noted the curve of the sides is quite irregular—original to the piece

I am fairly certain this lovely small Japanese lacquer on papier mache box dates to Meiji period

The heel requires a little pressure at first to open (it sticks a bit

Helen Wagner Malta 1930s Drawing of Tattooed Woman with Eyes All Over! gift for cook Paper size: 16”x23”This wonderful ink drawing feels completely contemporary to me, but was done in the 1930s by Helen Wagner Malta (1912 1975), who signed it along the outside curve of the right foot. From what I understand, it came from a sketchbook of her drawings from that time when she was teaching at the Harlem Art Center and working at the New York branch of the WPA graphics division. Malta's work, which included drawings, paintings and prints, is found in