Lush Antique Naive Watercolor of Peach with Blue Leaves shell game with legs partially opened for

with legs partially opened for balance (balancing its a bit more precious when legs are tightly closed

and the company

conte crayon

and the exposed red tongue of the wolf behind

26 7/8" l x 11 5/8" t x 7/8" thick

Lush Antique Naive Watercolor of Peach with Blue Leaves shell game with legs partially opened forThe color on this is as lush as it gets, and to my eye it's really a gorgeous thing, very much a peach, but veering toward pure abstraction; naive and very sophisticated at the same time. 2nd half 19th c, on ruled paper with an embossed "Congress" mark at top corner, this I believe would have been done a school aged child, and the manner makes me think likely Pennsylvania. 9 3 4" x 7 5 8"". I found this watercolor cleanly split in two, and used