Red Hat on Snowy Street, Antique Painting with Heavy Impasto on Academy Board portrait of gentleman where it might be used

where it might be used to determine the outcome of all sorts of things

it rather transcends functionality all together

it looks fantastic and really is quite a thing

I found it at an estate sale of a man who served in Japan during WWII and brought a lot back with him

A little research led me to learn that this is quite a seldom seen and highly prized ice pick

Red Hat on Snowy Street, Antique Painting with Heavy Impasto on Academy Board portrait of gentleman where it might be usedI love the moodiness of this old oil on board painting, which feels like winter desolation but for the scarlet red hat or scarf pulled over the head of the figure otherwise all in black at center right, which for me transforms it into a narrative painting: what is her story?! The thick impasto enhances a sense of drama, as does the road turning a corner in the distance, leading somewhere into the future! 10 3 16" x 8 1 8", oil on board. Unsigned