Perfect Pear: 19th C. Theorem Watercolor on Paper \to hang an endless loop of falls

an endless loop of falls from grace

and a couple of small stains and one clean tear on the King of spades

but everything seems in excellent working order--a really terrific little kit inside a beautiful box

Very nicely carved and super sculptural

and a hole at the center of the back

Perfect Pear: 19th C. Theorem Watercolor on Paper \to hang an endless loop of fallsThere are so many sorts of things I've fallen more and more in love with over time, theorem paintings very much one of them. I really love the super folky early theorems on velvet, but a crisp watercolor theorem on paper like this one satisfies in a whole different way; what a jewel like thing this ripening pear on its stem is, with a few rich green leaves setting it off just perfectly. So contemporary feeling, too; a perfectly resolved, very lovely