Passed Out, 1931, Evocative Annotated Snapshot Portrait french miniature that it may once have

that it may once have had moving arms as well

perhaps Chinese inspired but a one of a kind thing

5 5/8" x 3 1/8"

not brittle

exposing the canvas beneath and in so doing pointing to the fiction inherent in all representation

Passed Out, 1931, Evocative Annotated Snapshot Portrait french miniature that it may once haveNot quite sure if dead drunk or just taking a nap, maybe on a rowboat(?), but I really love this image, and also how the 1931 handwritten on the border makes it feel as if summing up a year in the life. I also really like the perspective and framing, with the wedding band on his finger right in the foreground. 5 9 16" x 3 3 8". Good condition, with what may be a bit of a shadow over the left half of the photo, original to it, or perhaps a bit of flaw