Five Seashells, 19th Century Watercolor on Wove, Signed (Right Corner Loss) abstract sculpture tucked into a sketchbook they

tucked into a sketchbook they clearly were pulled from

all original with a nice dry wood patina

as if scratching messages in the dirt

So much life and immediacy in the pair of them

The signature at bottom left on this wonderful watercolor is near impossible to read

Five Seashells, 19th Century Watercolor on Wove, Signed (Right Corner Loss) abstract sculpture tucked into a sketchbook theyThere is a loss to the page here at upper right, but nothing of the charming watercolor itself was lost in the process; setting it atop a nearly matching piece of paper it pretty much falls away, and I'll send this close match along with it. It is an old one, signed in ink at lower right, c. mid 3rd quarter 19th century I believe. Very strong color and bold black, and feels very much as if veering toward abstraction. I love the attention to the