Green Cat and Tussling Kittens, Marvelous 19th C. PA Naive Watercolor in Period Frame antique shop blueprints with good old white paint

with good old white paint

1 7/8” l x 1” w x 2 1/4” t

strength and vulnerability

9 5/8" tall including post

which I take

Green Cat and Tussling Kittens, Marvelous 19th C. PA Naive Watercolor in Period Frame antique shop blueprints with good old white paintPure love. I paid a good bit for this one Pennsylvania, late ish 19th c. I believe, likely done by a schoolgirl but there was no way I could walk away from it, and I'll be very glad to keep it for myself That green cat! And those kittens! I am not sure if another (purple) kitten at left, or perhaps a little hen (?) with either a ball, or an egg (!) at its feet. To my eye, this is just about the purest embodiment of the joys of a naive folk watercolor