Double Portrait, Artist at His Easel, Very Fine and Slightly Eerie French 1841 Watercolor pottery sculpture and the painted details on

and the painted details on his chest and giving a zigzag band to his hat are equally good

in significant part for the wide range of imagery and especially text incorporated in them

And I like how the clarity and exposure of the photo at right doesn't quite match the left one

4 3/4” x 3 7/8” x 1/2”

Double Portrait, Artist at His Easel, Very Fine and Slightly Eerie French 1841 Watercolor pottery sculpture and the painted details onI was completely taken with this one when I spotted it online, sold by a dealer in France then eagerly awaited its arrival for several weeks, with hopes it would be as good and I thought it was, and it is. Perhaps a study for what would be a large oil painting, though very finely rendered in watercolor by an artist clearly in command of the medium. I'm a sucker for a portrait of an artist at his, or her, easel, actual or proverbial, and absolutely