SOLD (SA) Victorian Oil on Linen Portrait of Black and White Spaniel, 1882 James Bone collage Altogether pretty endearing I think

Altogether pretty endearing I think

This wonderful cyanotype does invite filling in a backstory

I think it is both wonderfully specific and transcendentally good

I really like the ironic nature of this cast iron pin

SOLD (SA) Victorian Oil on Linen Portrait of Black and White Spaniel, 1882 James Bone collage Altogether pretty endearing I thinkThis is, hands down, a wonderful painting. The sort of painting that makes me think of a luxurious, richly decorated room, old leather and wood everywhere, walls perhaps painted a deep burgundy and hung with dozens of antique dog portraits in gilded frames. But even amid many, I do think this painting, elegantly and dexterously capturing one handsome, highly prized, regal but gentle looking Spaniel (I think), would surely be my favorite! Oil on linen,