Antique Ink and Watercolor House with Tree Drawing bear toy especially for being nearly 200

especially for being nearly 200 years old

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

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

and find the phrase quite an evocative one

including a ginkgo leaf near center

Antique Ink and Watercolor House with Tree Drawing bear toy especially for being nearly 200I 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