Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village - 2 of 2 Southwest Native she'd make a pretty great

she'd make a pretty great bookmark too

I found these at an estate sale loaded to the gills with a lifetime's accumulation of all manner of things

They fit snugly in their original box

I think these add to its character

) Really a terrific set

Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village - 2 of 2 Southwest Native she'd make a pretty greatI'm really smitten with this sweet little "naive" pencil drawing of a hillside village, one of two in the shop that came from a larger collection of drawings executed by the artist on a Grand Tour encompassing Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Norway. I love everything about it, especially the way the various structures are spaced out and snuggled together, with that great drop downhill at the far right It was done in the 1880s, about the same time that