Charming Little 19th C. Naive Lion Drawing in Period Frame painting of chair listening and intuiting all at

listening and intuiting all at once

with a great form and surface

10 1/4" x 1 3/8" x 1 1/2"

which is its own particular thing

which served as a merchant cruiser and then a troop ship in WWI

Charming Little 19th C. Naive Lion Drawing in Period Frame painting of chair listening and intuiting all atThis old hand drawn lion looks as if it must have been inspired by a heraldic one, but how much better naively rendered in what looks to be a mix of crayon and graphite, with black ink for the eyes. Marvelous folky face, and those huge paws with what look like a few extra toes really do it for me! With "lion" written in ink at lower left, making me think most likely this was a school drawing. 5 7 16"x 4 3 8" framed. Sold in the period frame I found it