19th C. Graphite School Drawings Lot #4: Cat with Fan, Boat, Eagle's Nest pair of face jugs it bears a strong resemblance

it bears a strong resemblance to the work of Kristian Vedel

and certainly one wants to be very gentle handling it

and I certainly love them all the more for all of their years

late 19th/early 20th century American I would think

19th C. Graphite School Drawings Lot #4: Cat with Fan, Boat, Eagle's Nest pair of face jugs it bears a strong resemblanceAs you surely know by now, nothing delights me more than old drawings, the more naive the better. These are from a larger group of 19th c. graphite drawings I found yesterday at a show in New Hampshire, which I've divided into sets so many fabulous little animals and here one person too! I really love the face on the cat holding her fan, and the proud stoicism of the horse, and especially this pair of eagles protecting their eaglets in the nest! Cat