John A. Currie Monoprint with Mixed Media of Three Figures in White vintage Black Forest animal carving circa 1920s-40s or so

circa 1920s-40s or so

with a bit of wear to the wood

It is signed on the bottom with what looks like "SJ" and is in great vintage condition

with wonderful little pointy ears and a really charming face detailed with black paint on the eyes

has a porcelain clay body and a subtle

John A. Currie Monoprint with Mixed Media of Three Figures in White vintage Black Forest animal carving circa 1920s-40s or soIt seems likely that this haunting work is a Holocaust portrayal, with these three emaciated looking figures emerging from a dense crowd shrouded in darkness, though it certainly speaks poignantly to existential themes and persecution more broadly. I have searched but not found anything about John. A Currie, who signed the mat to which the piece is taped from behind. It appears to be a mono print with details of hair, hands and faces are intensely