Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village with Church tree a small brush

a small brush

though I'd almost be inclined to keep them for myself

the box is painted light green and divided into two halves

has clearly been much used and loved

Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village with Church tree a small brushI'm really smitten with this sweet little "naive" pencil drawing of a hillside village, one of two in the shop that came from a larger collection of drawings executed by the unknown artist on a Grand Tour encompassing Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Norway. I love everything about it, perhaps the way the row of trees march neatly up the hill behind the village most of all, punctuated by a cross at the very top, but also those tiny benches, all those