Parachuter Falling to Earth, Poignant Pair of Old Photos antique santos and here I think the

and here I think the wintery trees and traces of her skates on the ice are all the better felt in the negative

6" wide x 5 3/4" t x 5/8" d and signed (carved) with the initials MT on reverse

See details for full documentation of condition--there is one obvious area of loss and one tiny split along the lip on the opposite side

without lid the basket measures 5 1/2" across

with a surprising pop of orange for the rail

Parachuter Falling to Earth, Poignant Pair of Old Photos antique santos and here I think theI find these photographs so beautiful individually and together. Pretty much nothing so existential as falling from the sky! And then so simply beautiful as a parachute opening to slow one's fall. Here the first photo captured just after the parachute has opened, and the second just after the parachuter has touched down, with a man running fast toward him from the bottom right corner. Pure and perfect. Each 4 7 8" x 3 7 8". Sold as a pair. Some visual