Mid-Century Pastel Brazilian Landscape by Tatiana McKinney - 2 of 2 tiny animals Really a special book

Really a special book

This pumpkin-shaped (or sometimes described as melon-shaped) rich green and bright orange lacquer box with incised vine

They are in very good condition--if perhaps a bit faded with age

which fits snugly over the top of the basket

Perfect on the counter filled with fresh fruit or veggies

Mid-Century Pastel Brazilian Landscape by Tatiana McKinney - 2 of 2 tiny animals Really a special bookThis is one of a pair of large c. 1950s pastel drawings by Tatiana McKinney (1909 2008) I have in the shop and they are both truly luminous. In a lush palette of soft greens, blues, grays and black, both render mountainous Brazilian landscapes in a manner that feels extremely confident and entirely resolved these really have gravitas, and would command any space in which they are hung. Really, really nice. McKinney grew up in Russia, where she studied