Sweet c. 1920s Fred Abbott Naive Painting of Bear Mountain and Pond, with Canoe salesman sample shoe evocative and finely done piece

evocative and finely done piece

in lieu of a cover: "To The Reader Beware if you are found with this Book in your possession you are in danger

There is a little white paint on the back of one figure's neck and one missing toe of one boot

as one's sense of humans does

9 1/2" x 7 1/2" framed

Sweet c. 1920s Fred Abbott Naive Painting of Bear Mountain and Pond, with Canoe salesman sample shoe evocative and finely done pieceA charming little painting, which a handwritten note on reverse describes as depicting (I think it reads) "Bear Mountain and Pond" (there's a bridge mentioned too) and attributes to Prof. Fred F. Abbott of Portland Maine, teacher and violin composer. I've actually found a few other examples of paintings by Abbott previously sold, including a fabulous woman with horse dated 1924, which I'd guess is about when this one was done. I love the inclusion of