SOLD Charming 19th Century Sandpaper Drawing with Man, Cow and Fantasy Castle, Period Frame curious bear Scatted stains and a few

Scatted stains and a few worm holes

Arthur Tilo Alt (1931-2019)--a scholar and professor of German in Yiddish language and literature in the Judaic studies program at Duke University--which came from his estate in Younsgsville

A little paint loss/wear most notable around the edges of the stool and on one side of the whimsy

and since cicadas are symbols of  personal renewal and transformation

with holes at the far corners for hanging on the wall

SOLD Charming 19th Century Sandpaper Drawing with Man, Cow and Fantasy Castle, Period Frame curious bear Scatted stains and a fewI hadn't found a sandpaper drawing I loved in a long while, and then a few in a few weeks, this one found in Massachusetts. Of course what immediately sold me on it was the very naively drawn little man and little cow in the foreground the man with what looks like a walking stick in hand, having a wander. I also really love a landscape that includes a piece of fantasy architecture, here a medieval looking turret rising over the scene, speaking to the