Boy with Dog 19th Century Folk Art "Sandpaper" Painting painted animal the drawing unpacks as a

the drawing unpacks as a wonderful portrait of impotence and thwarted desire

2 7/8" l x 7/8" d

is done on a piece of stationary from the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia

the only flaw is a small chip on the inside of the narrow end of the funnel

I have not found another like her or been able to trace her maker

Boy with Dog 19th Century Folk Art "Sandpaper" Painting painted animal the drawing unpacks as aThis marvelous thing is an antique "sandpaper painting" a technique popular in the mid 19th century, of creating charcoal drawings on paper coated with marble dust, which creates a surface with a fine grit like sandpaper. These are a pretty fascinating genre, typically monochromatic and most often depicting Hudson River landscapes, though one occasionally finds portraits and examples incorporating color, like this one. These most often were done by