Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels wooden bird a pointer I believe--especially great

a pointer I believe--especially great perhaps on a wool tweed jacket worn when heading out on an adventure

with this terrific array of unusual geometric forms dangling from every other link of the chain

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I think it’s quite a beauty of a jewelry box

storing jewelry

Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels wooden bird a pointer I believe--especially greatThis hatted and bespectacled man reminds me rather of James Joyce a smart, serious, and quite sensitive young man. And I find this drawing, which appears to have been rendered on the back of a white paper receipt or wrapper, so romantic, conjuring visions of early 20th century European cafe life I can just see Dutch artist Willem Klijn sitting quietly in the corner by a window, dashing off this sketch while lively intellectual banter rises all around