Excellent Antique Pineapple and Bananas Oil On Canvas Still Life Signed John Phillip hand-written doubles upon doubles upon doubles

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portrayed in this wonderful mid 19th century ink Fraktur drawing

which led me to learn that images of babies spilling ink seem to be a bit of a thing in the early years of the 20th century

and traces of green and orange show on two others

Excellent Antique Pineapple and Bananas Oil On Canvas Still Life Signed John Phillip hand-written doubles upon doubles upon doublesI really love this painting. Everything about it feels just right, right down to the signature along the lip of the blue plate. And with both pineapples and bananas both metaphors for hospitality or "welcome" in their special own ways:) The longer I spend looking at this one, better it gets, really a nice painting to live with. 10 3 4" x 8 3 4". Oil on canvas. Minor paint loss and edge wear, which just has the effect of softening it a bit all to the