Americana & Folk Art
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Peggy McClard Antiques Americana & Folk Art |
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A fun watercolor and graphite painting of a bird taken from a circa 1830
scrapbook. The painting is of an exotic blue bird with white and
rose breast, black head, wings and the tips of his tail feathers.
His orange beak curves as if he is thinking hard with down-turned mouth!
The bird is enchanting and comical all at once. The young artist
has him perched atop a pencil drawn tree stump with penciled ground
beneath. Below the graphite ground, in the lower right corner are
the initials "E.P.". The watercolor is hinged (with
Japanese rice paper) on handmade blue paper which is mounted in a period
cushioned gilt frame. The gilding has mostly worn away to reveal
the rose-colored bole beneath....a perfect color to accentuate the
rose-colored breast of the bird! The painting measures 5 1/4" x 3
3/4". Framed size is 7 7/8" x 6 5/8". I've even found a
period brass hanging loop for the top of the frame. Circa 1830. (#4704) $145 |
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