Three Cats with Blue String, c. 1870s Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame wooden vessel So a bit of a

So a bit of a mystery

To my eye it's a super satisfying one

with more detail evident against the black

and all that one might speculate about them

matter and its shadow

Three Cats with Blue String, c. 1870s Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame wooden vessel So a bit of aI purchased this one from a dealer in upstate NY who had it is his collection for about 30 years. I believe the watercolor is based on a Currier and Ives print, as so many 19th century folk art drawings and paintings were, but rare in my experience to find one rendered as a theorem watercolor. (Theorem paintings were made with the use of hand cut paper or cardboard stencils, lending hard edges to the outlined shapes, and glass tubes used for blowing