On the Couch, With Cat, Esther Pressoir Signed Ink/Ink Wash on Paper, 1930s horsehair brush with oak handle General wear to the paint

General wear to the paint on the blocks

mother and father I imagine

with remnants of paint still covering parts of his body

of Greenfield

and I think likely German

On the Couch, With Cat, Esther Pressoir Signed Ink/Ink Wash on Paper, 1930s horsehair brush with oak handle General wear to the paintI knew nothing of Esther Estelle ("Stella") Pressoir (American, 1902 1980) when I found this ink drawing along with several other works by her at Brimfield (an etching also listed today, and a few more to come), 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