Pink Roses Antique Watercolor #2 ceramic cat dish I personally really love the

I personally really love the tension between the calligraphic perfection of her dress and arms and cloak and the slight awkwardness of her face

The outlined lettering

The leather covering one the bottom half of the flask is fixed to the flask

One of the trays is 3 1/8" tall

There are a few surface scratches and a bit of paint loss

Pink Roses Antique Watercolor #2 ceramic cat dish I personally really love theThis is one of three watercolors of roses I purchased together, I believe all found together too, perhaps done at the same time by three different members of a family or maybe more likely schoolmates. I like them individually in different ways, but also together, variations on a theme becoming in a sense portraits of their makers. This one, with very painterly treatment of the pink petals, measures 7 5 8" x 6 1 4". Pencil and watercolor on lined