C. 1840s Very Unusual Cactus Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame antique bookplate engraving if not actual execution

if not actual execution

"--produced by UToys (Patent Pending)

a little melancholy

which to my eye have the effect of lending him an interesting sense of femininity

C. 1840s Very Unusual Cactus Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame antique bookplate engraving if not actual executionI'm fairly obsessed with this one first for how unusual it is to find a 19th c. theorem painting of a cactus, and especially for the marvelous treatment of the cactus itself, in this very Arts and Crafts feeling palette and with an almost Cubist feeling to the faceting of that dusty rose color, product of the use of stencils. And with the gradated application of the watercolor lending this wonderful softness to the whole thing. Glorious. Framed: 5 3 8