Chubby Children, Best Faces, Naive 19th Century Graphite and Watercolor Drawing in Gold Gessoed Frame alebrijes Plus a little drawing of

Plus a little drawing of a bottle of gingerale

and I especially love the push-pull between neck stretched in one direction and front paw extended in the other

such that it feels dainty and delicate even while rather graphic--and with a quite dramatic range of motion to our thrusting fellow

and really handy for all sorts of things

late 19th c I would guess

Chubby Children, Best Faces, Naive 19th Century Graphite and Watercolor Drawing in Gold Gessoed Frame alebrijes Plus a little drawing ofThis one made me laugh out loud first, but really I think it is quite wonderful, and wonderfully done. I believe it is a boy at left in blue skirt and marvelously striped socks, and likely his sister beside him in pink dress. Terrific details everywhere, from the cross around her neck and lace collar, cuffs and hem, to the pocket on his shirt and plaid bow tie. But best of all their wide, chubby looking faces, his (again, I believe) reminding me of