19th C. Charcoal Basket of Fruit Drawing in Great Antique Folk Frame white painted dog and there are traces of

and there are traces of old glue on the bottom of the feet

with some dryness to the wood and a little wear to the paint

or a profession

Around this time

He definitely shows age

19th C. Charcoal Basket of Fruit Drawing in Great Antique Folk Frame white painted dog and there are traces ofJust the right marriage of a naive 19th c. charcoal drawing and folk art frame I think, with a sandpaper finish to the surface of the dark red and dark blue painted frame that of course makes one think of sandpaper (marble dust) drawings from around the same time as this charcoal. The drawing of basket piled high with fruit (grapes and peaches and pear I believe) has an exuberant sort of looseness and warmth to it; perhaps it was drawn quickly to