Bank of Trees with View of Water and Mountains, Oil on Canvas Board wooden tops Stains and light scratches all

Stains and light scratches all over the surface suggest it served as as a cutting board prior to its carving and perhaps  And indeed

with small tears to the bottom corners of the card

A beautiful early stereoview of coral

and dark staining on the title page (which I find pretty beautiful)

Bank of Trees with View of Water and Mountains, Oil on Canvas Board wooden tops Stains and light scratches allThis painting has an Arts and Craft feel to me, making me think of everything from Newcomb pottery to the paintings of Arthur Wesley Dow. With a nice lushness about it (I especially love the rich brown of those tree trunks), as well as brightness from the near white sky, and then this subtle spattering of orange red flowers across the green of the foreground, which lends an extra pop and makes it feel as if a fleeting moment captured. Found in my neck