Lovely and Delicate Pair of Maine Folk Art Pipers nude in dunes Chairs measure 8 3/4" t

Chairs measure 8 3/4" t x 4 1/2" w x 4 5/8" d

I purchased these and a few other pencil drawings by the same unknown artist from a dealer in Maine

Each measures 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"

which I have a feeling was done many years later as a bit of a commentary on the influences and aspirations of his younger artist self

which has been painted with black and white enamel

Lovely and Delicate Pair of Maine Folk Art Pipers nude in dunes Chairs measure 8 3/4" tSuch a sweet pair it seems right they should stay together, one a sandpiper and the other a black bellied plover I believe, both of which would scurry around the seashores of Maine, which I believe is where they originated. Such magical creatures to watch in action, and I think these carvings due full justice to their delicacy and elegance and light on their feet precision. And how to beat those fields of black dots against creamy white? Plover (black