A Very Well Dressed Man, Ink on Board Vintage Illustration handmade fish like this guy

like this guy

down to the very crudely painted faces

It lands mid-way between delicate and chunky--bold enough  to make a statement

which a slit in roof made a large still bank

A Very Well Dressed Man, Ink on Board Vintage Illustration handmade fish like this guyI found this one at Brimfield, and learned the name of the illustrator who did it, which I promptly forgot! It was someone known, though, and has the feel of a New Yorker cartoon to me, perhaps just in wait of the perfect caption! Great from cap to shoes I think, especially all that ink drawn pattern, and seems like a nice one to hang either in the dressing room, to inspire efforts toward dapperness, or near the front door to inspire preparedness for