Red Valerian and Honeysuckle British Watercolor on Linen and Board carved and stained and the overall effect it

and the overall effect it creates of glimpsing into a private world

and absolutely it was made with great skill

truly stunning piece

MA mansion at the estate sale of a former Hollywood actress

I have no idea of its origins

Red Valerian and Honeysuckle British Watercolor on Linen and Board carved and stained and the overall effect itDecorative in the very best of ways, and with all of the loveliness of spring, this early 20th century British watercolor juxtaposes Red Valerian, painted on linen gauze, with honeysuckle, rendered on a larger board to which the former is mounted. I think the dark gray cut paper border around the linen is the absolutely perfect detail, and the juxtaposition and interplay between the two about as graceful and elegant as could be. Early 20th century and