Empire State Grapes, Hand Stenciled Page From c. 1868 Nursery Specimens Salesman Sample Catalog Mexican candleholder I think this little painting

I think this little painting is pretty poignant in its portrayal of a adolescent rite of passage--a mix of excitement

was sniffing--then I realized it was attached to the cat

he has a trophy-esque aspect about him

Finding drawings like this gives me infinite joy

Empire State Grapes, Hand Stenciled Page From c. 1868 Nursery Specimens Salesman Sample Catalog Mexican candleholder I think this little paintingSuch luminous and voluptuous grapes, I do want to eat or drink! them right up. I've handled a few examples (of apples and peaches and pears) of this type before this would have been one page in a salesman sample type horticultural specimen catalogue (unbound, but held together in a large folio case). This is not a lithograph rather, the grapes here were rendered in a manner akin to a theorem watercolor, using multiple, hand cut stencils and