James Bone, "Being Van Gogh", Black Ink Drawing, 1940s mid-century figurative pottery On the opposite long side

On the opposite long side is a sliding panel

They measure approximately 4 1/2" x 2" x 1" deep

and might a little more

with just a bit of loss of gilding in a few spots

Handmade in Taxco

James Bone, "Being Van Gogh", Black Ink Drawing, 1940s mid-century figurative pottery On the opposite long sideFrom a second batch of drawings by the prolific and ever inventive Chicago artist James Frederic Bone (1929 2015), this is an early one, done in late 1940s, possibly while he was a grad student. Bone titled it "Being Van Gogh" on the reverse, 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. Regardless, I think its a pretty great drawing, evoking all the romanticism