Hand-tinted Antique Tintype Portrait of Handsome Man with Wild Hair Chewing Twig South Carolina landscape some surface scratching to the

some surface scratching to the paint on his front and aging to the paint in general

this piece is very much in the manner of the work of famous father and son Mexican folk artists Aurelio and Francisco Flores from Izúcar de Matamoros--legendary for their elaborate "tree of life" candlesticks and candleabra

” “The Blind Boy and the Loon

parenthetically described as chimney sweeps--with the hand-written quote on the back of the paper making one wonder whether the drawing portrays friends or lovers lost

Hand-tinted Antique Tintype Portrait of Handsome Man with Wild Hair Chewing Twig South Carolina landscape some surface scratching to theI have quite a crush on this young man, who I have to think was a bit of an eccentric, or rather a rebel, with this fantastic unkempt hair, terrific plaid trousers and look closely a twig hanging poking out of the corner of his mouth. At least I assume it is a chewing twig, though it looks a bit like a cherry stem, in which case I'd like to think he has cleverly knotted the other end with his tongue!:) Late 19th century I believe, with his pink cheeks