Four and a Half Coats! Vintage Inkwash Drawing on Card with Another on Reverse v&b the wood on the handle

the wood on the handle of one side reads "Real Ebony" and the other bears some text I cannot read followed by "France

itself painted like a mask with cutout for his eye and brow

Wear as evident and the rendering of the book is a bit wonky (maybe a few lost stitches

then sliding the lid over

Four and a Half Coats! Vintage Inkwash Drawing on Card with Another on Reverse v&b the wood on the handleSomething super satisfying about these coats, and I love that the odd one, which looks like mink to me, is only half in view, as if these coats might continue on forever just outside the frame or as if to say what we really want may remain forever out of reach. Unsigned other than the two words "My Mel" on reverse, I really feel like this was done by someone known; it has a bit of a Raymond Pettibon feel to me, especially the flip side. 11 1 4" x 7 1