Small Antique Folk Art Portrait Painting of Poe-esque Man in Black contemporary studio pottery often puzzles or rebuses

often puzzles or rebuses

She also makes me think of the all of the carved marble books of the 19th into early 20th c--here with a full blown statue to which the book is attached

The headers--sometimes filling the entire page--are unusual

I only recently came across another example of an antique oil cloth ball like this one

The tube is only long enough to hold a fairly short stem or two--encouraging creativity

Small Antique Folk Art Portrait Painting of Poe-esque Man in Black contemporary studio pottery often puzzles or rebusesGreat face, looking a bit like Edgar Allen Poe, or at least as full of anxiety as so feeling quite apt for the moment! I'm forever on the hunt for small antique paintings that pack a big punch, portraits most of all hard to find, and what a lot of personality to this one, with the black ground just right. 10 1 2" x 8 1 2". Signed what looks like E. F. Carr on the back of the canvas, with "No. 5" above. Oil on canvas. A few scratches to his face, which