Moody 1939 French Watercolor of Chateau in Countryside carved pointing hand And then a pretty flower

And then a pretty flower on stem in clear glass beads on reverse

to my sensibilities all to the good

but now seemed the moment to share it

I really love the color and surface wear/aging to the soft

distinguishing this as a specific place it seems

Moody 1939 French Watercolor of Chateau in Countryside carved pointing hand And then a pretty flowerThere are handwritten notes in French on the reverse side of this watercolor, dated May 1939, which identify the subject as the facade of Chteau d'Annecy (a castle in the old French town of Annecy) and suggest it was painted on the spot, in stormy weather, contributing to what the writer describes as a bit of a sinister quality. And indeed, I like this watercolor for its moodiness, making the structure feeling like a character in a gothic novel, and