Little Burning Airplane Drawing with Man in Parachute Escaping turned wood brush To my eye quite a

To my eye quite a beautiful thing--a sculpture on its own

or carved wooden objects

I recently learned--it probably should have occurred to me before

though now each leg is attached at just one point

I would guess he dates from the late 19th or early 20th century

Little Burning Airplane Drawing with Man in Parachute Escaping turned wood brush To my eye quite aI recently bought a group of old kid's drawings of airplanes, to be listed in small groups, but this is my favorite among them and the one that really got me, so I'm listing it separately. Just a great drawing, and surely our guy made it safely to ground, though very sad that this wonderful yellow airplane should go up in flames! 4 1 16" x 4 7 8", crayon and pencil on construction type paper. A little scattered staining and smudging and a little paper