Girl with Giant Black Dog and Fairy Lady, 1870 Naive Watercolor Drawing, Framed impressionistic not visible unless turned upside

not visible unless turned upside down

A nicely sized

This charming little silhouette carving of a Victorian-style ladies' boot stands up proudly on its own

Born in New York City in 1925

I've polished the silver some and it could be polished a bit more

Girl with Giant Black Dog and Fairy Lady, 1870 Naive Watercolor Drawing, Framed impressionistic not visible unless turned upsideImages of girls with their dogs are fast becoming my favorite subject, and I'm definitely charmed by this one, which is wonderfully strange, as if an image from a dream which of course is often what makes children's drawings so compelling, which I believe is what this is. I assume this giant jet black creature is indeed a dog with a big stick in its mouth??? looming larger than life in the maker's imagination; and would guess it is her hat she is