At Ease, with Hanging Pots, Esther Pressoir 1930s Signed Ink on Paper Drawing of Two Figures cynics calendar 4” in diameter x 2

4” in diameter x 2 1/8” t

This is another one that struck me as completely apt for the moment--a utilitiarian thing

now showing primarily a combination of soft gray and gold

Stable and sturdy with the slate itself in very good shape

Left: 2" t (neck down) x 1 1/4" w

At Ease, with Hanging Pots, Esther Pressoir 1930s Signed Ink on Paper Drawing of Two Figures cynics calendar 4” in diameter x 2One of two more today, both drawings, by Esther Estelle ("Stella") Pressoir (American, 1902 1980). I knew nothing of Pressoir when I plucked these at Brimfield, but what a delight it has been to learn a bit about her, and Stella's star is most definitely on the rise. Assistant Professor of Theory and History of Art and Design at the Rhode Island School of Design Suzanne M. Scanlan's recently published Esther Pressoir: A Modern Womans Painter situates