1941-42 French Froebel-esque School Notebook Full of Cut Paper Designs east 19th century ) But this refined little

) But this refined little boot seems simply to be what it is--just a charming carved object

Carved of pine I believe and quite old--aging and darkening to the wood

what they definitely managed to do was to create a very singular copy of a ubiquitous utilitarian sign--a gorgeously painterly version that as such also (re)invests the language of the sign with new and heightened meanings

8 1/4" t x 2 5/8" widest

I'm forever on the hunt for anything glazed this rich matte green

1941-42 French Froebel-esque School Notebook Full of Cut Paper Designs east 19th century ) But this refined littleMy personal favorite find of the week, this one came from a seller in France, completed by a Roland Vigneron 1941 2. Not sure what grade young Roland was in when he did this, but it definitely feels Froebel kindergarten inspired, with can array of cut paper weavings and forms adhered to its pages, all executed in what I find quite a sophisticated, and also very French, sort of palette. Primarily abstract shapes and patterns achieved through